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Chris Grosso Feb 09, 2016

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This week we talk to Chris Grosso about Everything Mind
Only the third repeat guest on the The One You Feed, Chris Grosso is a public speaker, writer, and author of Indie Spiritualist: A No Bullshit Exploration of Spirituality and Everything Mind: What I’ve Learned About Hard Knocks, Spiritual Awakening and the Mind-Blowing Truth of it All.
He writes for ORIGIN Magazine, Huffington Post, and Mantra Yoga + Health Magazine, and has spoken and performed at Wanderlust Festival, Celebrate Your Life, Yoga Journal Conference, Sedona World Wisdom Days, Kripalu, and more.
He is a member of the advisory board for Drugs over Dinner and hosts The Indie Spiritualist Podcast on The Mindpod Network.
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In This Interview Chris Grosso and I Discuss...
The One You Feed parable
Welcoming Mara in
How there is no end point in life
His new book
How spirit surrounds us in all aspects of life
How spirituality includes the dark sides of ourselves
Finding spirituality everywhere, including Megadeath and Motorhead
The relative and absolute truth
The journey from the head to the heart
That there are different approaches to awakening
Art as a path to spirituality
Meditation versus mindfulness
Everything Mind
Discovering interdependence at a Motorhead show
Positive concentration practices

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The Second Arrow- Mini Episode Feb 05, 2016

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The Second Arrow
“The Buddha once asked a student, “If a person is struck by an arrow, is it painful?” The student replied, “It is."The Buddha then asked, "If the person is struck by a second arrow, is that even more painful?” The student replied again, “It is.” The Buddha then explained, “In life, we cannot always control the first arrow. However, the second arrow is our reaction to the first. The second arrow is optional.”
Eric describes the parable of the Second Arrow and how it to makes things worse.
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The Tale of Two Wolves
A grandfather is talking with his grandson and he says there are two wolves inside of us which are always at war with each other.
One of them is a good wolf which represents things like kindness, bravery and love. The other is a bad wolf, which represents things like greed, hatred and fear.
The grandson stops and thinks about it for a second then he looks up at his grandfather and says, “Grandfather, which one wins?”
The grandfather quietly replies, the one you feed
The Tale of Two Wolves is often attributed to the Cherokee indians but there seems to be no real proof of this. It has also been attributed to evangelical preacher Billy Graham and Irish Playwright George Bernard Shaw. It appears no one knows for sure but this does not diminish the power of the parable.

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Rainn Wilson Feb 01, 2016

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This week we talk to Rainn Wilson about the courage to be hopeful
Rainn Wilson is best known for his Emmy-nominated role as Dwight Schrute on NBC’s The Office. Wilson also voiced the alien villain Gallaxhar in Monsters vs. Aliens (2009) and starred in the police procedural Backstrom
Today he’s equally well-known for his millions of Twitter followers and the philosophy website he founded, SoulPancake, which creates media about life's big questions. and wrote a New York Times bestselling book of the same name.
He just released a memoir called The Bassoon King: My Life in Art, Faith, and Idiocy.
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In This Interview Rainn Wilson and I Discuss...
The One You Feed parable
His new book The Bassoon King
How spirituality got a bad name
How spirituality is everything that we don't have in common with the monkeys
How happiness is not an if then proposition
The difference between happiness and joy
The balance between ambition and acceptance
How cynicism robs us of the gift of joy
How much easier it is to be cynical than to be hopeful
Bombing on Broadway
How success doesn't mean the end of the difficulties of life
The Baha'i faith
How the Baha'i faith encourages equality between women and men
Thomas Merton
Reconciling a loving God with the terrible things that happen in the world

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Manoush Zomorodi Jan 26, 2016

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This week we talk to Manoush Zomorodi about remaining human in a digital age
This interview was recorded live in the WNYC studios in New York city, home of other popular podcasts like RadioLab, The New Yorker Radio Hour and Freakonomics.
Manoush Zomorodi is the host and managing editor of Note to Self, “the tech show about being human,” from WNYC Studios.
Every week on her podcast, Manoush searches for answers to life’s digital quandaries, through experiments and conversations with listeners and experts. Topics include information overload, digital clutter, sexting “scandals," and the eavesdropping capabilities of our gadgets.
Manoush’s goal, as the New York Times wrote, is to “embrace the ridiculousness” of modern life, even when that means downloading dozens of apps to fight the feeling of digital overload. She often speaks on creativity in the digital age, kids and technology, and non-fiction storytelling.
Manoush has won numerous awards including 4 from the New York Press Club. In 2014, the Alliance for Women in Media named her Outstanding Host. Prior to New York Public Radio, Manoush reported and produced around the world for BBC News and Thomson Reuters. In 2012, she published Camera Ready, a guide to multimedia journalism.
The Note to Self podcast is starting a new challenge called Infomagical to help cope with information overload.. You will hear more about during the episode. If you want to sign up to participate at go to wnyc.org/infomagical. Challenge week starts February 1 and runs through February 5.
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In This Interview, Manoush and I Discuss:
The One You Feed parable
How the good and bad wolf help each other to find the middle ground
Which "technology" wolf are you feeding?
Keeping our humanity in a digital age
Trying to understand the effects our technologies have on us
Having to make too many small decisions all day long
Information overload
How the average American takes in over 12 hours of information per day
The Note to Self Infomagical challenge
The consumption to creation ratio
Taking in too much information but not remembering or applying any of it
How a theme is important for memory and learning
The myth of multi-tasking
How not being perfect is the point of being human
The new digital literacy
Information filter failure
Asking "What's the Point" when consuming digital content
Eric's Three Questions:
What am I doing?
Why am I doing?
Is it what I should be doing?
Pulsing- working in small bursts
Getting everything out of your mind and written down somewhere and then prioritize it
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Belinda Gore Jan 19, 2016

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This week we talk to Belinda Gore about The Enneagram
This episode was recorded outdoors, live before an audience
Belinda Gore is a psychologist, coach and experienced seminar leader who is skilled in supporting high-level learning and personal development. She holds a Ph.D. in Counselor Education and Counseling Psychology, from The Ohio State University. Using the Enneagram system along with thirty years’ experience in facilitating change, she helps leaders identify their natural talents and deliver results by engaging the best in themselves and their organizations.
She founded The Enneagram Institute of Central Ohio, is the former president of The Cuyamungue Institute, a non-profit organization with international membership, and is a founder and former managing partner of Wilbridge Consultation Center, a multidisciplinary group using a holistic approach in working with individuals and groups.
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In This Interview, Belinda and I Discuss:
The One You Feed parable
Understanding our filters and patterns
The Enneagram
Choosing what to focus on
The great Lou Dewein
How we need nature in our life- echo philosophy
What the Enneagram is
The 9 Enneagram Personality Types
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Toni Bernhard Jan 13, 2016

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This week we talk to Toni Bernhard about not getting what we want
Toni Bernhard was a law professor at the University of California—Davis when she became very ill. Since then she had dealt with, and helped teach the world about how to deal with chronic conditions.
She is the author of How to Be Sick: A Buddhist-Inspired Guide for the Chronically Ill and their Caregivers. Her second book is titled How to Wake Up: A Buddhist-Inspired Guide to Navigating Joy and Sorrow. Her latest book is How to Live Well with Chronic Pain and Illness.
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In This Interview, Toni and I Discuss
The One You Feed parable
How we are forming our personality as we go
The malleability of the mind
Our inability to be nice ourselves
How it feels good to be nice, kind and compassionate
Her journey through illness
Learning to handle not getting our way
How hard dealing with chronic illness is
How most of our suffering comes from our reaction to events, not the events themselves.
Building a life within our limitations
Dealing with things that are out of our control
How pain and sorrow are inevitable but suffering is optional
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John Lee Dumas Jan 05, 2016

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This week we talk to John Lee Dumas
John Lee Dumas is the Founder and Host of EntrepreneurOnFire, awarded 'Best of iTunes 2013'. John interviews today's most inspiring and successful Entrepreneurs 7-days a week and has been featured in Forbes, Fast Company, Success, INC, & TIME Magazine.
John also founded the #1 Podcasting community in the world; Podcasters' Paradise; a community where over 1500 Podcasters learn how to create, grow, and monetize their podcast in a supportive environment.
He just completed the book The Freedom Journal. It is designed to help you create and complete a major goal in 100 days.
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In This Interview, John and I Discuss Accomplishing Your Goals
The One You Feed parable
Controlling our outlook on life
Being grateful for today
The three things he does when he feels down
The value of exercise and fresh air
Surrounding ourselves with positive people
The legacy of Scott Dinsmore
John's time in the army
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Megan Feldman Bettencourt Dec 30, 2015

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This week we talk to Megan Feldman Bettencourt about forgiveness
Megan Feldman Bettencourt is an award-winning writer and journalist. She has reported from many countries, and her journalism has appeared in publications including The San Francisco Chronicle, Psychology Today, Salon, The Daily Beast, Glamour, Newsday and many others. Megan is the author of the internationally-acclaimed book, TRIUMPH OF THE HEART: FORGIVENESS IN AN UNFORGIVING WORLD, which explores forgiveness through science, stories and memoir. She holds a master's degree from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.
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In This Interview, Megan and I Discuss...
The One You Feed parable
Drinking poison and expecting your enemy to die
The story that got her interested in researching forgiveness
Her definition of forgiveness- giving up resentment
How forgiveness is not about enabling someone to avoid accountability
How Forgiveness and justice are not mutually exclusive
Forgiving because it benefits us
The toxic effects of resentment on our body
The process of learning to forgive
Grieving and feeling the emotions are part of the forgiveness practice
Engaging the part of the brain that is more able to become forgiving
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Kristin Neff Dec 22, 2015

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This week we talk to Kristin Neff about self compassion
Kristin Neff is a self-compassion researcher, author, and Associate Professor at the University of Texas at Austin. She got her Ph.D. at the University of California at Berkeley in 1997 in the field of moral development.
While doing her post-doctoral work she decided to conduct research on self-compassion – a central construct in Buddhist psychology and one that had not yet been examined empirically.
In addition to her pioneering research into self-compassion, she has developed an 8-week program to teach self-compassion skills. The program, co-created with her colleague Chris Germer, affiliated with Harvard Medical School, is called Mindful Self-Compassion. Her book, Self-Compassion: The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself was recently released in paperback.
She and her family were recently featured in the documentary and book called The Horse Boy.
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In This Interview, Kristin and I Discuss...
The One You Feed parable
The difference between self-esteem and self-compassion
What self compassion is
The research on self-compassion and its benefits
How self-compassion increases motivation
The more self-compassionate you are, the less afraid of failure you are
How self-compassion reduces performance anxiety
The three pillars of self-compassion
Learning to soothe and comfort ourselves
Remembering that all people struggle and suffer
The damaging psychological effects of isolation
Learning to turn towards our own pain in order to work with it
How to practice self-compassion
Learning to talk to ourselves like we would a friend
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Monk Yunrou Dec 16, 2015

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This week we talk to Monk Yunrou about modern Taoism
Taoist Monk Yunrou in as author, activist, and tai chi master, Yunrou (formerly known as Arthur Rosenfeld) has a lifelong relationship with Taoism. A 35-year master of Taoist arts, he was born in America and ordained a monk, by official leave, at the Pure Yang Temple in Guangzhou, China. Combining his overarching spiritual focus with a Yale literary education, the pursuit of natural history at the University of California and Cornell, he is an authority on the cultural, social, and spiritual dimensions of Eastern thinking for the Western world.
Yunrou contributes to such publications as Vogue, Vanity Fair, and Parade, and has been profiled and cited in Newsweek, and other national magazines. His blog on The Huffington Post is frequently cited by other websites, including The Wall Street Journal, Fox Business News, and Reuters. He has appeared on national TV networks including Fox News, and interviewed on various podcasts and radio shows. From 2010 – 2013, Yunrou hosted the hit (56MM households tuned in) national public television show Longevity Tai Chi with Arthur Rosenfeld.
His latest book is called Yin: A Love Story
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In This Interview, Yunrou and I Discuss...
The One You Feed parable
The Tao Te Ching- Eric's favorite translation
How the Tao that can be spoken is not the real Tao
Seeing things in terms of binary opposites working harmoniously together.
What Taoism is
The differences between Taoist meditation and Buddhist meditation
Tai Chi and the deep integration to Taoism
The culture which the Tao Te Ching was written
Some of Eric's favorite sections from the Tao Te Ching
How there is no connection between money and happiness
The lack of connection we have to the modern world
History of Lao Tzu
The concept of stewardship
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