Beyond Thoughts: An Exploration Of Who We Are Beyond Our Minds

By Joseph Nguyen

Beyond Thoughts is a poetry collection that explores the root cause of anxiety, depression, guilt, shame, negative thinking, and emotional suffering to help you heal.

This book will take you on a beautiful journey of self-discovery, self-love, happiness, hope, and deep healing to help you

• Language: English
• Publisher: Joseph Nguyen
• Release date: Oct 19, 2022
• ISBN: 9798986406541

Joseph Nguyen

JOSEPH NGUYEN is the author of the New York Times bestseller Don’t Believe Everything You Think. His work has been translated into more than forty languages and has touched the hearts and minds of millions of readers worldwide. Drawing inspiration from philosophy, spirituality, and psychology, Joseph distills timeless wisdom into simple, pragmatic, and accessible books. Through his writings, Joseph illuminates the path to self-realization, guiding readers toward a life filled with abundance and liberation from emotional and psychological suffering. In 2025, he was named a NAMI ambassador. 

Book preview

beyond the surface

as above, so below

it is tiring trying to manipulate the world

to match our expectations of it

and we wonder why

most of us are exhausted all the time

when i let go of my expectations

of who i want you to be

i can finally see

the beauty

of who you are

and set us both free

judgement blinds us

from seeing

who we truly are

(blind spot)

i’m confined

by what i compare myself to

(the cages we create)

every judgment we make about others

is one we’ve already made

about ourselves first

(as without, so within)

frustration cannot exist without expectation

give people the grace

to be where and who they are

without wishing they were different

letting someone be who they are

does not mean

you have to be any less than your true self

(unconditional acceptance)

if the world is a reflection of who we are

why am i trying to change the image i see

instead of me?

(the illusion)

what if the reason we hurt

comes from judging what’s better or worse?

why can't things just be different

and that be enough?

what season

Reviews for Beyond Thoughts

[jacob.brooks19 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

What you become is your decision. Great book! Open it……

[Kyion Isaac · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

This book was absolutely amazing. A reminder and reinforcement how our thoughts are creation and thinking is destructive. Love this for anyone who is an over thinker or just in a funk.