110: Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche, 'The Lost Art of Good Conversation'

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Dan Harris, Health & Fitness, Mindfulness, Dharma, Mental Health, Meditation

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🗓️ 29 November 2017

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche, the head of the Shambhala Buddhist lineage and Shambhala International, has a new book out called, "The Lost Art of Good Conversation: A Mindful Way to Connect with Others and Enrich Everyday Life" -- poignant for this time of deep divisions in the U.S. and abroad. Born in Bodhagaya, India but bought up in the West, Sakyong Mipham who talks about how conversation is powerful because it begins with recognizing that "there's another person" with you, and he says, as a married father of three, getting frustrated with your kids is just "part of the path." See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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1:04.7	Check out this title, Sakyong, Jamgon, Mepham, Rinpoche. I don't even think that's the full
1:09.6	title. People call him Sakyong Mepham just for short as if that were not a mouthful
1:16.0	as well. Fascinating guy. He's got a new book out called The Lost Art of Good Conversation,
1:22.0	which I think we can all agree is really important at this time of deep, deep divisions not
1:27.8	only in the United States, but around the planet. He is the head of the Shambhala Buddhist
1:34.1	lineage, Shambhala International, which is a network of local meditation centers all over
1:40.9	the world. He's based in Boulder, Colorado. They also have a big center up in Halifax,
1:48.9	Nova Scotia, and many of the major cities of North America. The really interesting group,
1:56.1	his dad founded it. His dad, we've talked about on this podcast in the past, Chogyong,
2:01.1	Trunkba Rinpoche was a pretty controversial guy, widely, widely respected, very much
2:06.4	seen as a really smart teacher, great writer, but also controversial in some ways that
2:13.7	he has discussed. Sakyong Mepham is his son and his really kind of pursued a different
2:19.8	style. So, lots to talk about with him. I will say you'll hear us talk about this. I
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