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Jay Michaelson is a columnist for The Daily Beast and a frequent commentator on MSNBC and NPR. Jay is also a teacher and an editor at Ten-Percent Happier, a leading meditation platform. He has written several books on contemplative practice. In this episode, Eric and Jay discuss his book, Enlightenment by Trial and Error: Ten Years on the Slippery Slopes of Jewish Spirituality, Postmodern Buddhism, and Other Mystical Heresies But wait – there’s more! The episode is not quite over!! We continue the conversation and you can access this exclusive content right in your podcast player feed. Head over to our Patreon page and pledge to donate just $10 a month. It’s that simple and we’ll give you good stuff as a thank you! In This Interview, Jay Michaelson and I Discuss Enlightenment by Trial and Error and … His book, Enlightenment by Trial and Error: Ten Years on the Slippery Slopes of Jewish Spirituality, Postmodern Buddhism, and Other Mystical Heresies The goal of becoming 10% happier by meditating The myth that meditation is about finding your Zen Realization and responsibility in the Jewish mystical path His review of Leonard Cohen’s song “The Goal” His short story “The Beard”  How letting go allows for more opening Living aspects of the middle way How his LGBT activist work and meditation work enriched each other The commonality between his Buddhist and Jewish spiritual practices Remembering to remember – how the mind eventually learns to remember with practice Jay Michaelson Links: Jay’s website Twitter Facebook Instagram Peloton: Of course the bike is an incredible workout, but did you know that on the Peloton app, you can also take yoga, strength training, stretching classes, and so much more? Learn all about it at www.onepeloton.com ID Tech is the world’s number one STEM program for kids and teens ages 7-17. Visit www.idtech.com/wolf and enter promo code WOLF to get $100 off ID Tech’s virtual tech camp. If you enjoyed this conversation with Jay Michaelson on Enlightenment by Trial and Error, you might also enjoy these other episodes: Dan Harris Eli Jaxon-Bear on Your True Self See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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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 But wait – there’s more! The episode is not quite over!! We continue the conversation and you can access this exclusive content right in your podcast player feed. Head over to our Patreon page and pledge to donate just $10 a month. It’s that simple and we’ll give you good stuff as a thank you! 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 Grace Schireson Links: Grace’s Website Facebook Instagram Caviar is a food delivery app that brings premium local restaurants to your door. Get $10 off any order of $20 or more, by entering “FEED” at checkout. Download caviar the app today! Ana Luisa Jewelry makes beautiful, high-quality, and sustainably crafted jewelry pieces that are also affordable! Visit analuisa.com/wolf and enter Promo code: WOLF for 10% off your purchase.  If you enjoyed this conversation with Grace Schireson on Practical Zen, you might also enjoy these other episodes: Cheri Huber Paths of Spiritual Awakening with Henry Shukman Spiritual Growth with Normal Fischer See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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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. But wait – there’s more! The episode is not quite over!! We continue the conversation and you can access this exclusive content right in your podcast player feed. Head over to our Patreon page and pledge to donate just $10 a month. It’s that simple and we’ll give you good stuff as a thank you! 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 Chris Bosh Links: Chris Bosh’s Website Twitter Facebook Instagram Relief band is the #1 FDA cleared 100% drug free anti-nausea wristband that has been clinically proven to relieve and effectively prevent nausea and vomiting associated with motion sickness, anxiety, migraines, hangovers, morning sickness, chemotherapy, and so much more. Go to www.reliefband.com and use promo code WOLF for 20% off plus free shipping and a 30 day money back guarantee. Talkspace is the online therapy company that lets you connect with a licensed therapist from anywhere at any time at a fraction of the cost of traditional therapy. It’s therapy on demand. Visit www.talkspace.com or download the app and enter Promo Code: WOLF to get $100 off your first month. Best Fiends: Engage your brain and play a game of puzzles with Best Fiends. Download for free on the Apple App Store or Google Play.   If you enjoyed this conversation with Chris Bosh on Playing the Inner Game, you might also enjoy these other episodes: Radical Responsibility with Fleet Maull Chris Grosso See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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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. But wait – there’s more! The episode is not quite over!! We continue the conversation and you can access this exclusive content right in your podcast player feed. Head over to our Patreon page and pledge to donate just $10 a month. It’s that simple and we’ll give you good stuff as a thank you! 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 Radha Agrawal Links: Radha’s Website Instagram Aura Digital Security provides digital security protection to keep your online finances, personal information, and tech safe from online threats. To sign up and get 3 months of service for free, visit aura.com/wolf.  Care/of helps you create a customized health plan for vitamins and supplements. These products are made from the best ingredients and conveniently shipped to you each month.  For 50% of your first order, visit Takecareof.com and enter code: WOLF50 If you enjoyed this conversation with Radha Agrawal on How to Find Joy and Community, you might also enjoy these other episodes: Mary O’Malley Sebene Selassie on Belonging andConnection See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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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 But wait – there’s more! The episode is not quite over!! We continue the conversation and you can access this exclusive content right in your podcast player feed. Head over to our Patreon page and pledge to donate just $10 a month. It’s that simple and we’ll give you good stuff as a thank you! Registration for the Spiritual Habits Group Program CLOSES May 25, 2021! Visit spiritualhabits.net to learn more about how to bring forth real transformation in your life!   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 Dr. Chris Niebauer Links: Dr. Chris Niebauer’s Website Youtube Channel Awara Mattresses are made with only natural and organic materials, including 100% organic wool from happy New Zealand sheep! For every mattress sold, 10 fruit trees will be planted. To get $350 off your mattress, plus free shipping, a Forever warranty, AND free accessories (including 2 pillows, sheets, and a waterproof mattress protector (value $499)), visit www.awarasleep.com/feed Ancient Nutrition offers whole food nutritional products that are designed to provide Ancient Nutrients in a modern, convenient form to power the body and mind and restore health, strength, and vitality. Enter promo code WOLF at ancientnutrition.com to get 20% off your first order. Calm App: The app designed to help you ease stress and get the best sleep of your life through meditations and sleep stories. Join the 85 million people around the world who use Calm to get better sleep. Get 40% off a Calm Premium Subscription (a limited time offer!) by going to www.calm.com/wolf If you enjoyed this conversation with Dr. Chris Niebauer on Neuropsychology and the Thinking Mind, you might also enjoy these other episodes: Neuroscience Behind our Reality with James Kingsland Ralph De La Rosa on the Mind as Your Teacher See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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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. But wait – there’s more! The episode is not quite over!! We continue the conversation and you can access this exclusive content right in your podcast player feed. Head over to our Patreon page and pledge to donate just $10 a month. It’s that simple and we’ll give you good stuff as a thank you! Registration for the Spiritual Habits Group Program is open now! Visit spiritualhabits.net to learn more about how to bring forth real transformation in your life!   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 Angus Fletcher Links: Angus’s Website Facebook Twitter Peloton: Of course the bike is an incredible workout, but did you know that on the Peloton app, you can also take yoga, strength training, stretching classes, and so much more? Learn all about it at www.onepeloton.com Best Fiends: Engage your brain and play a game of puzzles with Best Fiends. Download for free on the Apple App Store or Google Play.    If you enjoyed this conversation with Angus Fletcher on Inventions in Literature, you might also enjoy these other episodes: A Big History of Everything with David Christian Living Between Worlds with James Hollis See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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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. But wait – there’s more! The episode is not quite over!! We continue the conversation and you can access this exclusive content right in your podcast player feed. Head over to our Patreon page and pledge to donate just $10 a month. It’s that simple and we’ll give you good stuff as a thank you! Registration for the Spiritual Habits Group Program is open now! Visit spiritualhabits.net to learn more about how to bring forth real transformation in your life!   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 George Saunders Links: George’s Website Facebook Twitter BiOptimizers: Just 2 capsules of their Magnesium Breakthrough taken before bed gives you all 7 forms of magnesium so that you sleep better at night. Go to www.magbreakthrough.com/wolf and use the promo code WOLF10 at checkout to save 10%. Skillshare is an online learning community that helps you get better on your creative journey. They have thousands of inspiring classes for creative and curious people. Sign up via www.skillshare.com/feed and you’ll get a FREE trial of Skillshare premium membership. If you enjoyed this conversation with George Saunders on Writing and Transformation, you might also enjoy these other episodes: Improvising in Life with Stephen Nachmanovitch Todd Henry See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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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. But wait – there’s more! The episode is not quite over!! We continue the conversation and you can access this exclusive content right in your podcast player feed. Head over to our Patreon page and pledge to donate just $10 a month. It’s that simple and we’ll give you good stuff as a thank you! Registration for the Spiritual Habits Group Program is open now! Visit spiritualhabits.net to sign up and learn more about how to bring forth real transformation in your life! 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 Susan Piver Links: Susan’s Website Facebook Instagram If you enjoyed this conversation with Susan Piver on The Four Noble Truths of Love, you might also enjoy these other episodes: Being Heart Minded with Sarah Blondin Susan Piver (2015) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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