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Grace Schireson on Practical Zen Jun 04, 2021

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Grace Schireson is president of Shogaku Zen and received her doctorate in Clinical Psychology at the Wright Institute in Berkeley, California. She founded two practice centers and a retreat center under the Central Valley Zen Foundation.

In this episode, Eric and Grace discuss her book, Naked in the Zendo: Stories of Uptight Zen, Wild-Ass Zen, and Enlightenment Wherever You Are

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In This Interview, Grace Schireson and I Discuss Practical Zen and …

Her book, Naked in the Zendo: Stories of Uptight Zen, Wild-Ass Zen, and Enlightenment Wherever You Are
How we need to recognize our ego
The importance of seeing our existence within the large space of awareness
“WITBOW” (Wishing It To Be Otherwise) is a formula for suffering
The essential koan “When nothing will do, what will you do?
Awareness is recognizing your true self and your connection to the entire universe
Mindlessness is just pure awareness and no ownership
The 4 stages of developing awareness
The important lesson of making mistakes often and publicly

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Chris Bosh on Playing the Inner Game Jun 01, 2021

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Chris Bosh is a NBA Hall of Famer, eleven-time All Star, two-time NBA Champion, and Olympic Gold Medalist. Chris had his playing days cut short in their prime by a freak medical condition but he hasn’t let that stop him.

In this episode, Eric and Chris discuss his book, Letters to a Young Athlete.

In This Interview, Chris Bosh and I Discuss Playing the Inner Game and …

His book, Letters to a Young Athlete
What inspired him to write this book
The way his career ended and the surprising impact it had on his soul
How your “what” can be taken away but your “why” cannot
Digging in and getting to your deeper why
The role of intrinsic and extrinsic motivations
The difference between ego and confidence
How he handles criticism
The context and impact of daily habits

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Radha Agrawal on How to Find Joy and Community May 28, 2021

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Radha Agrawal is the co-founder and CEO of Daybreaker, the early morning global dance and wellness move-ment in 30 cities and five continents. She recently launched the science-backed platform, DOSE by Daybreaker, a first-of-its-kind membership and community to practice JOY with the goal of making “practicing joy” as ubiquitous as practicing yoga and meditation.

Eric and Radha discuss her book, Belong: Find Your People, Create Community, and Live a More Connected Life about the importance of finding community and practicing joy every day.

In This Interview, Radha Agrawal and I Discuss How to Find Joy and Community…

Her book, Belong: Find Your People, Create Community, and Live a More Connected Life
How having poor social connections is harmful to your health
Her work connecting joy and belonging
Problems with labeling ourselves as an introvert or extrovert
How our bodies remember what our minds may not
Honoring the balance of internal joy and collective joy
How we can feel safer to live in our trauma stories
Understanding how joy is a daily practice
To increase our joy, we must get out of our heads
Her joy practices, including dancing while sober and blindfolded
Breathwork and moving meditation
What the brain does with music and dancing
Practicing being in joy across different ages and generations
Auditing your life and finding what brings you joy

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Dr. Chris Niebauer on Neuropsychology and the Thinking Mind May 25, 2021

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Dr. Chris Niebauer holds a Ph.D. in cognitive neuropsychology, specializing in the differences between the left and the right sides of the human brain. He is currently a professor at Slippery Rock University in Pennsylvania, where he teaches courses on consciousness, mindfulness, left and right brain differences, and artificial intelligence.

In this episode, Eric and Chris discuss No Self, No Problem: How Neuropsychology is Catching Up to Buddhism

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In This Interview, Dr. Chris Niebauer and I Discuss Neuropsychology and the Thinking Mind…

His book, No Self, No Problem: How Neuropsychology is Catching Up to Buddhism
How the “Mind 1.0 program” is an outdated program that we’re all running on
We don’t update this “program” because we don’t know it’s there
Understanding the concept of self and the idea of who we think we are
Our thinking mind is not accurate, but we think our thoughts are reality
More thinking doesn’t solve a thinking problem
Differences between left and right brain thinking
Disconnecting the thinking mind from consciousness in meditation
Realizing the limitations of the thinking mind
How the thinking mind is not who you are and is geared to finding problems
Recognizing that consciousness is far more vast than the thinking mind
Neuropsychology function is to tell us who we’re not
Buddha’s teaching of everything changes
How perception is a biological function

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Angus Fletcher on Inventions in Literature May 21, 2021

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Angus Fletcher is a Professor of Story Science at Ohio States Project Narrative, the world’s leading academic think-tank for the study of stories. He has dual degrees in neuroscience and literature and received his Ph.D. from Yale. He also taught Shakespeare at Stanford and has published several books and dozens of peer-reviewed articles on the scientific workings of novels, poetry, film, and theater.

In this episode, Eric and Angus discuss his book, WonderWorks: The 25 Most Powerful Inventions in the History of Literature, and how we can use literature to bring wisdom, love, courage, creativity, and curiosity into your life.

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In This Interview, Angus Fletcher and I discuss Inventions in Literature and…

His book, WonderWorks: The 25 Most Powerful Inventions in the History of Literature
His unique and opposing view to parables
Life is about learning to be more skilled at being who we are
How literature affects the brain
His definition of invention in reference to literature
Literature is the first technology for spirituality
How reading in school lean into our primary responses from literature
His inspiration and hero, Mayou Angelou
The dilemma of sharing our wisdom with children
Affirming the underlying emotions and values in our livesGrowth in life is changing the external things
Our life is like a plant that grows into its place in the sun, the garden of life
Commitment is an act of courage
Feelings aren’t what define usHow being human is really hard
How literature can help with regulating emotions
A story is a journey that we don’t need to know where we’re going
How literature is the most important thing ever invented
Life is about an organic process of growth
Feeling ironic about and laughing at yourself brings you out of yourself
The default mode network and how it’s a place of spontaneous creativity

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George Saunders on Writing and Transformation May 18, 2021

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George Saunders is the author of eleven books including, Tenth of December, which was a finalist for the National Book Award and won the inaugural Folio Prize in 2013 (for the best work of fiction in English) and the Story Prize (best short story collection). He has received MacArthur and Guggenheim Fellowships, the PEN/Malamud Prize for excellence in the short story, and is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters, and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. George also teaches in the Creative Writing Program at Syracuse University.

In this episode, Eric and George discuss his book, A Swim in a Pond in the Rain.

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In This Interview, George Saunders and I discuss Writing and Transformation and…

His book, A Swim in a Pond in the Rain
That we are not powerless to decide what kind of person we’ll become
Some key Cognitive Distortions from which we all suffer
The Darwinian Confusions that we have
Living with the Ego while also renouncing the Ego
The question of can people change and if so, how?
How and why small adjustments do matter in the grand scheme of things
The exponential impact of setting an intention
The way he maintains a beginners mind amidst repetition
The “urgent patience” he’s cultivated within himself
The “cousins” of meditation
Valuing and blessing our own reactions to what we read
How to know when we should trust ourselves

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Susan Piver on The Four Noble Truths of Love May 14, 2021

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Susan Piver is a New York Times bestselling author of 9 books and a renowned Buddhist teacher. Her book, The Four Noble Truths of Love: Buddhist Wisdom for Modern Relationships walks us through the Four Noble Truths of Buddhism as they apply to relationships.

In this special episode pulled from our archive, Susan and Eric discuss her interpretation of the four noble truths and how she applies this wisdom to love and relationships.

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In This Interview, Susan Piver and I discuss The Four Noble Truths of Love and…

Her book, The Four Noble Truths of Love: Buddhist Wisdom for Modern Relationships
The emotions underneath fear, hatred, and greed
Depression being a calcified sadness
The four noble truths of love
Feeling your feelings without the story and ask yourself what it feels like in your body and environment
Differences between anger and irritation in the body
How enormous space opens up when we drop expectations
The threefold path: Precision, Openness, Going beyond
The role and importance of good manners and honesty in relationships
Opening to the other person as they are in a relationship
Intimacy in relationships has no end
How you can’t think your way into intimacy or inspiration – they come when you make the space
Passion between two people will constantly arise, abide, and dissolve
Relax with what is and space will open up
Her interpretation of the concept of non-attachment/detachment
A spiritual practice frees people up to feel everything in the moment, as it is
Your life IS the spiritual path
In meditation we’re not trying to get anywhere, we’re trying to BE somewhere
Meditating In’t about focusing on something but rather, bringing the brain down from some dreamworld into reality in the moment

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Paul Mc Carroll on Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder May 11, 2021

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Paul Mc Carroll is an Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and anxiety specialist, therapist, and mental health trainer from Belfast, Ireland. As someone who once struggled greatly with OCD, Paul’s story is unique: he now works as a mental health trainer in the hospital in which he was once a patient. He uses his story to inspire hope, reaffirm that recovery is possible, and help clients to stop struggling and start living.

In this episode, Paul and Eric discuss OCD, including what it is, what it’s like to suffer from it, and various treatment options that exist that can help someone to heal from this disorder.

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In This Interview, Paul Mc Carroll and I discuss Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and…

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
His experience suffering from Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) beginning in his teenage years
His truth and life story of “the wounded becomes the healer”
The Japanese proverb, “Fall down 7 times, get up 8” as it relates to recovery being non-linear
What to do with intrusive thoughts when they show up
The difference between extreme worry and OCD
Ruminating thoughts
Treatments for OCD
How somatic mindfulness ties into OCD
Ways to relate differently to our thoughts so that we suffer less

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Sebene Selassie on Belonging and Connection May 07, 2021

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Sebene Selassie is a teacher, author, and speaker who explores the themes of belonging and identity through meditation, creativity, and spirituality. She is also a teacher on the 10 Percent Happier meditation app. Sebene began studying Buddhism 30 years ago and is a three-time cancer survivor of stage 3 and 4 cancer. Her book, You Belong: A Call for Connection is discussed in today's episode.

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In This Interview, Sebene Selassie and I Discuss Belonging and Connection and...

Her book, You Belong: A Call for Connection
Belonging is the feeling of not being separate from anything
The absolute and relative truth of belonging
Navigating our imbalances and aversions
How separation begets domination, which leads to clinging to being right
The comparing mind measures everything as better than, less than, or equal to
How our society is structured for comparison and competition
Our thoughts are often not our own, but come from our culture
The challenge of recognizing our unconscious bias
Embodiment practice is bringing mindfulness to your bodily sensations
Differences between thinking about the body and actually feeling the body
The different phrasings of the 5 Buddhist Precepts

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Dr. Edith Eger on Life Lessons May 04, 2021

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Dr. Edith Eger is a Holocaust survivor who went on to graduate with a PhD from the University of Texas. She is a prolific author and maintains a busy clinical psychology practice. She is also frequently invited to speaking engagements around the world. Eric and Dr. Eger discuss her book, The Gift: 12 Lessons to Save Your Life

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Her book, The Gift: 12 Lessons to Save Your LifeI
If you don’t love yourself, you can’t love others
How she views her experience in Auschwitz as an opportunity for discovering her inner strength
The prison of victimhood
Looking at things from different perspectives
How we are hungry for affection, attention, and approval
The opposite of depression is expression
The prisons of guilt and shame
The prison of judgment
Having spiritual freedom

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