When sitting in meditation, say, "That's not my business!" with every thought that comes by.
Ajahn ChahHappiness and suffering do not depend on being poor or rich, they depend on having the right or wrong understanding in our mind.
Ajahn ChahWhen we sit in meditation and hear a sound, we think, 'Oh, that sound's bothering me.' If we see it like this, we suffer. But if we investigate a little deeper, we see that the sound is simply sound. If we understand like this, then there's nothing more to it. We leave it be. The sound is just sound, why should you go and grab it? You see that actually it was you who went out and disturbed the sound.
Ajahn Chah