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The Profound Upside of Self-Diminishment | George Saunders
Episode 332
There is a powerful scene in a novel called Lincoln In the Bardo, where President Abraham Lincoln has come to the cemetery where his young son, Willi…
4 years, 11 months ago
How to Understand Oneness | Roshi Norma Wong
Episode 331
Today we're diving into a concept that is simultaneously one of the oldest contemplative cliches and one of the most profound head scratchers — onene…
5 years ago
How This Plague Ends (and What It Tells Us About Human Nature) | Nicholas Christakis
Episode 330
We all remember that fateful week, almost exactly a year ago, when it all seemed to sink in for so many of us–when Tom Hanks got sick, the NBA suspen…
5 years ago
How to Break Your Anxiety Habit | Judson Brewer
Episode 329
To mark the first anniversary of the week in March 2020 when Covid fundamentally altered our lives, we're launching a special two-part series. Today,…
5 years ago
A Conversation about Abuse, Agency, and Mindfulness | Tanya Selvaratnam
Episode 328
Before we dive in, a warning: this conversation includes descriptions of abuse and violence. As you may know, March 8th, the day we're dropping this …
5 years ago
Uprooting Your Delusions | Andrea Fella
Episode 327
I know you guys, and it is pretty clear you love deep dharma episodes. Today we've got a dharma episode that is quite timely. As you all know, we liv…
5 years ago
How to Make a Masterpiece | Pete Docter
Episode 326
We're all creatives, whether we think of ourselves that way or not. In so many aspects of your life, from planning your future to planning a meal to …
5 years ago
A New Way to Think About Addiction | Annie Grace
Episode 325
The stereotypical depiction of fighting addiction makes it seem highly unpleasant: White knuckling, sweating it out, detoxing, going cold turkey–you …
5 years ago
Your Craving Mind | Kevin Griffin
Episode 324
This is an episode about our craving, grasping minds. Whether you have struggled with a classic addiction or not, we all have addictive tendencies; w…
5 years ago
Making it RAIN | Tara Brach
Today we're going to talk about a massively useful acronym, which can be used both on the cushion and in your free-range living. The acronym is RAIN …
5 years, 1 month ago