How to get rid of identification with thoughts?

Questioner: My entire day goes by thinking of myself and how I can relate to this world in the best sense. My identification with things has reduced drastically, but my identification with thoughts is still prominent.

Am I not yet accepting full the uncertainty of life, and hence I am trying to think a lot about myself? Can you please help me in getting more clarity on how one can free oneself from getting identified with thoughts?

Acharya Prashant: Unfortunately Samadhi has been construed to be a state of non-action, by many. No, Samadhi is a state of deep action.

Ram standing in front of a Ravana, Krishna standing in front of the Kauravas at Kurukshetra, are they not in Samadhi? Are you trying to say that the Gita is not a product of a state of Samadhi? Obviously Krishna, is continuously samaadhisth, and he is engaged in deep action.

You are saying that continuously throughout the day you are thinking. You are thinking because your day is probably full of unworthy action. When action has depth and meaning, then there is not much space for thoughts. But when life is full of unworthy activities, then obviously you have to think.

And it is a matter of relief that you are still thinking. What would happen if you are immersed in trivia and not even thinking about…