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and a book on reforming the broken food systems, The Real Food Revolution: Healthy Eating, Green Groceries, and the Return of the American Family Farm.

and then i wrote a book couple years ago called The Real Food Revolution

and that's about how we shift our food system to more locally sourced fresh foods

and then i wrote a book couple years ago called The Real Food Revolution is i was doing the research about mindfulness it was very much about how stress affected the body diabetes high blood pressure or all time or all of these things but every time i was looking at an article it wasn't just stress it was also diet so then i think the next kind of evolution was the book on food called The Real Food Revolution

Dr. Jay Michaelson is a Senior Content Strategist at Ten Percent Happier and the author of seven books on meditation, including his newest, Enlightenment by Trial and Error.

Our teacher, Du jour is Jay Michelson who is a senior content strategist at Ten Percent Happier and the author of seven books on meditation including his newest which is called Enlightenment by Trial and Error

He's written six books on contemplative practice including his most recent one which is called Enlightenment by Trial and Error.

Jimpa was telling me I was reading his book which is a really excellent book I think it's called A Fearless Heart.

One of my very first guests would be a guy who wrote a book called A Fearless Heart.

The book has just come out in paperback congratulations on that.

And again I'm just getting this from having read your book but it was actually part of a number of what must have been devastating and confusing events because your mother passed away and then your father went off and joined a monastery so you were kind of on your own.

fearless heart and the sense of purpose beyond our habitual petty obsessions you go on to describe it as escaping the prison of obsessive self-envolvement when you are caught up in your habitual neuroses as most of us are most of the time it doesn't feel good

One of my very first guests would be a guy who wrote a book called A Fearless Heart.

The book has just come out in paperback congratulations on that.

And again I'm just getting this from having read your book but it was actually part of a number of what must have been devastating and confusing events because your mother passed away and then your father went off to join a monastery so you were kind of on your own.

I've been open about this in my book I'm pretty sure he hasn't read the book but I approach him with some level of just reflexive skepticism because I'm you know an agnostic, western skeptic

fearless heart and the sense of purpose beyond our habitual petty obsessions you go on to describe it as escaping the prison of obsessive self-envolvement

You may know him from his rather famous book and documentary project called No Impact Man where he attempted to live here in New York City with minimal impact on the planet.

The further I go into embracing Buddhism which again I want to say to be clear I see as not something to believe in but something to do.

For the course of a year we lived as environmentally as possible here in New York City and there's a book about it and a film about it and so how how extreme was it?

You may know him from his rather famous book and documentary project called No Impact Man where he attempted to live here in New York City with minimal impact on the planet.

I'm not sure I think that this is why in our school this question of what am I becomes important and and it's not actually a matter of coming up with a word answer a conceptual or a thinking answer to that it's more about breaking down the thinking answers that we have so what am I well I'm a dad I'm a person I'm a you know I'm a media figure or whatever and actually watching as you're meditating that when you ask this question what am I that a thought comes up and then again it's just a thought until it gets to the point where slowly but surely the kind of the kind of eye itself begins to break down.

You may know him from his rather famous book and documentary project called No Impact Man where he attempted to live here in New York City with minimal impact on the planet.

I'm not sure I think that this is why in our school this question of what am I becomes important and and it's not actually a matter of coming up with a word answer a conceptual or a thinking answer to that it's more about breaking down the thinking answers that we that we have so what am I well I'm a dad I'm a person I'm a you know I'm a media figure or whatever and actually watching as you're meditating that when you ask this question what am I that a thought comes up and then again it's just a thought until it gets to the point where slowly but surely the kind of the kind of eye itself begins to break down.

He followed it up with a book called, "How to Be Alive: A Guide to the Kind of Happiness that Helps the World," a sort of twist on the self-help genre that he calls "each other help."

He followed up with a book called How to Be Alive which is really interesting twist on the self-help genre. He calls it each other help.

you know in How to Be Alive your most recent book you are really addressing it to as we said before it's like a it's instead of self-help it's each other help you're really addressing it to people who want to live sort of in alignment with their values and do the right thing in the world and be a constructive player in the world

He followed it up with a book called How to Be Alive which is really interesting twist on the self-help genre. He calls it each other help.

You really have this strong motivation to do things to heal the world and I'm just wondering and I think I speak for a lot of people listening to this like are we meditating for those reasons and if not are we missing something big.

He followed it up with a book called How to Be Alive which is really interesting twist on the self-help genre. He calls it each other help.

I'm not sure I think that this is why in our school this question of what am I becomes important and and it's not actually a matter of coming up with a word answer a conceptual or a thinking answer to that it's more about breaking down the thinking answers that we that we have so what am I well I'm a dad I'm a person I'm a you know I'm a media figure or whatever and actually watching as you're meditating that when you ask this question what am I that a thought comes up and then again it's just a thought until it gets to the point where slowly but surely the kind of the kind of eye itself begins to break down.

When I put my book out at first he made a fake book jacket it was called 11% Happier by Ron Claiborne and he held it up on the air and he said, look if you're only going to buy one book, do the math.

When I put my book out at first he made a fake book jacket it was called 11% Happier by Ron Claiborne and he held it up on the air and he said, look if you're only going to buy one book, do the math.

When I put my book out at first he made a fake book jacket it was called 11% Happier by Ron Claiborne and he held it up on the air and he said, look if you're only going to buy one book, do the math.

a lot of fans were surprised to learn about what has happened behind the scenes in her life throughout her life in her new memoir called Buffering Unshared Tales of a Life Fully Loaded

I have to say that reading your book, I don't think I could listen to it on double speed because it would stress me out. There's a lot that happens.

The book really deals with kind of my mother's descent eventually culminating in homelessness, eventually culminating in me trying to provide care for her and my journey from a child to an adult trying to provide care for this person that I love, love deeply and coming against a system that literally told me there's nothing you can do.

I want to hear how you found that it's useful on two of the main issues you talk about in your book Buffering. Buffering unshared tales of a life fully loaded.

I want to write and published a book I've made movies with my friends you take opportunities and you try and capitalize on them but you need to stay consistent to what your core values are your hustling yeah.

a lot of fans were surprised to learn about what has happened behind the scenes in her life throughout her life in her new memoir called Buffering Unshared Tales of a Life Fully Loaded

I have to say that reading your book, I don't think I could listen to it on double speed because it would stress me out. There's a lot that happens.

I want to hear how you found that it's useful on two of the main issues you talk about in your book Buffering.

Buffering unshared tales of a life fully loaded.

The book is mainly focuses about like the stigma surrounding mental health and how a lack of awareness and a lack of education and a lack of structure in our society as a whole really creates more harm than good in families that suffer from mental illness.

A lot of fans were surprised to learn about what has happened behind the scenes in her life throughout her life in her new memoir called Buffering Unshared Tales of a Life Fully Loaded

I want to hear how you found that it's useful on two of the main issues you talk about in your book Buffering.

Buffering unshared tales of a life fully loaded.

I want to learn about me you can go to Bufferingbook.com and grab a copy of my book Buffering on chair tails of a life fully loaded

I'd actually gone to go retreat with Bonte Guneratina this really famous well you know monk and teacher who wrote this amazing book mindfulness and plain English so it's very straightforward the way he describes it I just couldn't do it or I didn't feel like I could do it

I'd actually gone to go retreat with Bonte Guneratina this really famous well you know monk and teacher who wrote this amazing book mindfulness and plain English so it's very straightforward the way he describes it I just couldn't do it or I didn't feel like I could do it

I'd actually gone to go retreat with Bonte Guneratina this really famous well you know monk and teacher who wrote this amazing book mindfulness and plain English so it's very straightforward the way he describes it I just couldn't do it or I didn't feel like I could do it

He's got a new book that is fantastic, it's called Untangling Self. The subtitle is a Buddhist investigation of who we really are and what he does is he makes the least comprehensible part of Buddhism which is this idea that the self is an illusion.

The book is called Untangling Self.

He's got a new book that is fantastic, it's called Untangling Self. The subtitle is a Buddhist investigation of who we really are and what he does is he makes the least comprehensible part of Buddhism which is this idea that the self is an illusion which a lot of people get really hung up on but actually if you explain it correctly as this guest does, you can really make it a not only comprehensible but useful in your daily life.

The book is called Untangling Self.

He's got a new book that is fantastic, it's called Untangling Self. The subtitle is a Buddhist investigation of who we really are and what he does is he makes the least comprehensible part of Buddhism which is this idea that the self is an illusion which a lot of people get really hung up on but actually if you explain it correctly as this guest does, you can really make it a not only comprehensible but useful in your daily life.

The book is called Untangling Self.

You know, when I wrote 10% happier, when I teach, when I teach, I don't teach anything. When I talk, I travel around the country speaking to corporations. I have an app where I work with teachers to talk about mindfulness and meditation. I talk about mindfulness and I talk about it in the following way, which is that mindfulness is the skill generated most commonly through meditation of where you learn to see what's happening in your head right now clearly so that you don't get yanked around by it.

But if we just bring it down to the practical level which is yeah you're feeling angry right now, look for the you who is angry. Try to find it.

You can read his books and re-list into this podcast because he said a lot of things that probably will take you two times to really fully grasp because this stuff is tricky but really important.

And on the web you have another book called Unlimiting Mind which is also great but you also are doing this thing, I just want to let people know before we close because it's a really great way to access your teaching where you do these online courses through the Integrated Dharma Institute.

And on the web you have another book called Unlimiting Mind which is also great but you also are doing this thing, I just want to let people know before we close because it's a really great way to access your teaching where you do these online courses through the Integrated Dharma Institute.

And on the web you have another book called Unlimiting Mine which is also great but you also are doing this thing, I just want to let people know before we close because it's a really great way to access your teaching where you do these online courses through the Integrated Dharma Institute.

They were each buying a copy of Alan Alders autobiography never have your dog stuff and they're each buying hardcover copies okay and they looked like Bert and Ernie like in the sense of the relationship like they look like two platonic friends who might share an apartment together but they were also selfish enough to each buy a copy of the book

they were each buying hardcover copies okay and they looked like Bert and Ernie like in the sense of the relationship like they look like two platonic friends who might share an apartment together but they were also selfish enough to each buy a copy of the book

they were each buying hardcover copies okay and they looked like Bert and Ernie like in the sense of the relationship like they look like two platonic friends who might share an apartment together but they were also selfish enough to each buy a copy of the book

So Frank is pioneer in this space and he's written a book just out in paperback called The Five Invitations, The Five Invitations and he takes, he whittles down decades of experience sitting at the bedside with people on the cusp and what he's learned about, what he's learned in those moments that can be used for the rest of us to live happier, healthier lives right now hopefully well before we die.

It's called The Five Invitations and it really as I understand it, distills five things that you've learned from as you said before, that sitting bedside with thousands of people as they make this transition.

The book is called The Five Invitations discovering what death can teach us about living fully so it's not just about death it's about how to step fully into our lives

The Five Invitations among other books

So Frank is pioneer in this space and he's written a book just out in paperback called The Five Invitations, The Five Invitations and he takes, he whittles down decades of experience sitting at the bedside with people on the cusp and what he's learned about, what he's learned in those moments that can be used for the rest of us to live happier, healthier lives right now hopefully well before we die.

It's called The Five Invitations and it really as I understand it, distills five things that you've learned from as you said before, that sitting bedside with thousands of people as they make this transition.

And then we found out well boy, they're not only useful in attending to people who are dying but for the rest of us and living a life of integrity. So the first one is don't wait.

The final one was acceptance if you remember right and people have kind of bastardized these you know five stages over the years I don't take Elizabeth Mentham in quite that same way but my experience is that acceptance is not a final stage acceptance is just the beginning you know if your marriage breaks up you might accept it but you're not happy about it.

The book is called The Five Invitations discovering what death can teach us about living fully so it's not just about death it's about how to step fully into our lives people can find me at five invitations.com

I also wrote The Dharma The Princess Bride which I was on here to discuss which is a fun book if you want to take your mind off of something and just see if Buddhist wisdom applies to the Princess Bride and relationships so it's up to you but thanks so much for having me.

The book is called The Dharma of The Princess Bride and he talks about how the Princess Bride, which is a cult favorite movie which I love and I think your hard press defines somebody who doesn't love if they haven't seen it.

I don't claim that it is a Buddhist story, but I do think it has some Buddhist elements, and it's really more about trying to learn about relationships over 30 years because of the 30th anniversary is September 25th and and just sort of loving a piece of pop culture over that time.

I think that part came from my publisher my first book one city was a small publisher wisdom and they had recently published a book called The Dharma of Star Wars.

I think the princess bride um I don't claim that it is a Buddhist story but I do think it has some Buddhist elements and it's really more about trying to learn about relationships over 30 years because of the 30th anniversary is September 25th and and just sort of loving a piece of pop culture over that time.

The basic premise of the book is the princess bride comes in this kind of this playful cultural narrative that's meant a lot to me and meant a lot to a lot of other people but it's really about trying to navigate relationships from this space of compassionately not knowing.

The book is called The Dharma of The Princess Bride and he talks about how the Princess Bride, which is a cult favorite movie which I love and I think your hard press defines somebody who doesn't love if they haven't seen it.

He talks about the Buddhist themes and especially as it pertains to relationships in this movie, in his book about the movie.

I wanted to write a book about relationships that also had a playful kind of pop culture and personal experience or memoir edge.

I don't claim that it is a Buddhist story, but I do think it has some Buddhist elements and it's really more about trying to learn about relationships over 30 years because of the 30th anniversary is September 25th and and just sort of loving a piece of pop culture over that time.

but it's really about trying to navigate relationships from this space of compassionately not knowing.

have you ever heard of the um patonjali's yoga sutras they're written 2500 years ago they're the treaties on yoga

so patonjali talks about how to transcend and then in the second part this yoga sutras patonjali says now if you could think from that deepest level of the mind which is supposed to be this infinite creativity infinite happiness

You know, you start to practice yoga and this teacher, Steve, who has slipped me a copy of the yoga sutras, which is that science book, 6,000 years old or so.

Yoga is a science of happiness as well.

You know, you start to practice yoga and this teacher, Steve, who has slipped me a copy of the yoga sutras, which is that science book, 6,000 years old or so.

Joseph Smith, the founder of Mormonism talked about golden plates that he dug up guided by an angel working from recall here. But he was guided by an angel who appeared to him in his bedroom in upstate New York, took him to a hill and he dug up these golden plates, translated them and then we got the book of Mormon and a few other books later on that I don't know if they came from the plates or from Revelation of another variety but do you believe that story is true?

Joseph Smith, the founder of Mormonism talked about golden plates that he dug up guided by an angel working from recall here. But he was guided by an angel who appeared to him in his bedroom in upstate New York, took him to a hill and he dug up these golden plates, translated them and then we got the book of Mormon and a few other books later on that I don't know if they came from the plates or from Revelation of another variety but do you believe that story is true?

We're interested in it so that's the enterprise we're engaged in overlights and yeah I think you'll see more of us if people want to learn more about you how can I do that best places our website it's lower lights slc dot org so the phrase I talked about earlier lower lights slc dot org

There's some supporting statement from a neuroscientist Matthew Walker. He wrote this quite beautiful book Why We Sleep maybe some five years ago and he only relegates about three pages to lucid dreaming, but the fact that he says anything is amazing.

He wrote a bestselling book called Why We Sleep?

I was writing this book on sleep I was no I was sleep Why We Sleep yes and you don't have to read the book you just have to buy it that's all that's all I ask you to do

it's a useful framework to increase self exploration and understanding of other people. Bestseller vendor coat is the author of a book called The Body Keeps the Score and yes he is very much helped improve public understanding of trauma.

and I had just finished Bernay Brown's um um Daring Greatly um in our new book daring to lead we we're reading now my wife and I but I was so impressed with Jeremy in his courage look at him after six years so let's go back to the slippery slope who do I do with that right as a he's a guy who I thought was negotiating it as a dad as someone who's trying to negotiate his way through this thicketed...

If he fails, he does so during greatly.

if you're Daring Greatly, you're gonna fail, you're gonna get mud on your face and you need we want to be able to wipe it off and get back in the arena

Well, who's to say what success is? You're judging success in a very particular way. Success isn't necessarily material success.

Many of the great works of art that we look at now as great works of art were in their day not considered that.

And we take crazy risks but they're all in the pursuit of making the best thing we can over a long period of time over and over again. And if you don't like this one, it's okay.

The times when there what I've seen is the opposite of the artist thinking, okay now we're successful. Now we have this obligation. What do they want from us? We're the thing that we made that was successful. We made purely out of passion.

Rick Rubin has just put out a book called The Creative Act, and it's about much more than creativity narrowly defined. It's actually about how to be alive.

You're not thinking of creativity as something that's restricted to that thin band of society that would call itself artists. Your argument is that everybody is a creator.

The book is called The Creative Act, a Way of Being.

What's coming to mind is this concept of White Fragility. I know Robin DiAngelo who wrote that book, White Fragility is controversial so I'm not here to pass judgment on whether work is good or bad but the concept is compelling I think.

I think that she defines it as an inability to tolerate racial stress.

What's coming to mind is this concept of White Fragility. I know Robin DiAngelo who wrote that book, White Fragility is controversial so I'm not here to pass judgment on whether her work is good or bad but the concept is compelling I think and I wonder whether many white people get stuck in the denial and are not willing to go all the way through the stages of grief to acceptance and maybe improved comportment.