No thought has its own power. It is us who give thoughts their power by making them important to us. In fact, there is no experience that you will ever have that has an inherent meaning to it. Just as we give power to our thoughts, we give meaning to our experiences. This is why Buddhism states that all suffering arises from the mind. Buddhism can teach us how to change our relationship with our minds. Instead of us being the servant of the mind, we can become the master.
