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The Buddha's Four-Part Strategy for "Ultimate Happiness" | Sally Armstrong

The Buddha's Four-Part Strategy for "Ultimate Happiness" | Sally Armstrong

FromTen Percent Happier with Dan Harris


The Buddha's Four-Part Strategy for "Ultimate Happiness" | Sally Armstrong

FromTen Percent Happier with Dan Harris

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Length:
65 minutes
Released:
Jul 8, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

"Mindfulness" has become a buzz phrase. There are books on mindful parenting, mindful lawyering, even mindful sex. But what does the word even mean? And how do you actually do it? In one of his most famous and foundational discourses, the Buddha was said to have laid out, in great detail, four ways to establish mindfulness. In today's episode we’re going to walk through these four "foundations" of mindfulness with Sally Armstrong, who started practicing in 1981, began teaching 15 years later, and now leads retreats all over the world. Before we start, I should note that we recorded this interview shortly before the pandemic and the racial justice protests, but we thought it might be a good time to drop a good, old-fashioned, meat and potatoes, stick to your ribs dharma episode to help us get back to basics. 
Where to find Sally online: 
Spirit Rock Profile: https://www.spiritrock.org/sally-armstrong
Sally Armstrong on Dharmaseed.org: https://dharmaseed.org/teacher/153/
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Other Resources Mentioned:
S.N Goenka / https://www.dhamma.org/en-US/about/goenka 
The 3 Characteristics / https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_marks_of_existence
The Four Noble Truths / https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_Noble_Truths
Ajahn Sumedho / https://dharmaseed.org/teacher/10/
Insight Meditation Society / https://www.dharma.org/
Joseph Goldstein’s Book Mindfulness / https://www.amazon.com/Mindfulness-Practical-Awakening-Joseph-Goldstein/dp/1622036050 
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Full Shownotes: https://www.tenpercent.com/podcast-episode/sally-armstrong-263
Released:
Jul 8, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

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Dan Harris is a fidgety, skeptical ABC News anchor who had a panic attack live on "Good Morning America," which led him to try something he always thought was ridiculous: meditation. He went on to write the bestselling book, "10% Happier." In this podcast, Dan explores happiness (whatever that means) from all angles. Guests include legendary meditation teachers -- from the Dalai Lama to Western masters -- as well as scientists, and even the odd celebrity. But the show also ventures beyond meditation, bringing on leading researchers in areas such as social anxiety, bias, creativity, productivity, and relationships. The animating insight of this show is that the mind is trainable. This is what science is showing us. Mental traits such as happiness, calm, generosity, compassion, and connection are not hardwired, unalterable factory settings; they are, in fact, skills that can be trained. On this show, you'll learn how.