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10% Happier with Dan Harris

259: How You Can Help Transform America's Racial Karma | Dr. Larry Ward

10% Happier with Dan Harris

10% Media, LLC

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

4.612.2K Ratings

🗓️ 24 June 2020

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

What can you, as an individual, do to help break the cycles of rage, pain, fear, and violence that continue to grip America - and many other parts of the world - relating to the issue of race? Even though our guest this week was shot at by white police officers at the age of 11, and later had his house firebombed by racists, he is hopeful that now is a moment of true potential- an opportunity to transform what he calls "America’s racial karma," and, by extension, ourselves. Dr. Larry Ward is a lay minister in the lineage of the great Vietnamese Zen master, Thich Nhat Hanh. He's an advisor to the Executive Mind Leadership Institute at the Peter F. Drucker School of Management. He has done consulting work with Fortune 500 companies around the world. And he has a PhD in religious studies with an emphasis on Buddhism. His forthcoming book is called America's Racial Karma. Where to find Dr. Larry Ward online: Website: https://www.thelotusinstitute.org/ Book Mentioned: America's Racial Karma Pre-order: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/651864/americas-racial-karma-by-larry-ward/ Blog Post Mentioned: America, The Business That Tried to Become A Country: https://www.thelotusinstitute.org/blog/thebusinessthatbecameacountry Other Resources Mentioned: Margaret Mead: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Mead 8:46 - Dave Chappelle: https://youtu.be/3tR6mKcBbT4 Outliers by Malcom Gladwell: https://www.amazon.com/Outliers-Story-Success-Malcolm-Gladwell/dp/0316017930 Carl Jung: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Jung Tricycle Article: https://tricycle.org/trikedaily/racial-karma/ Lions Roar: https://www.lionsroar.com/race-reclamation-and-the-resilience-revolution/ Additional Resources: Ten Percent Happier Live: https://tenpercent.com/live Coronavirus Sanity Guide: https://www.tenpercent.com/coronavirussanityguide Free App access for Frontline Workers: https://tenpercent.com/care Full Shownotes: https://www.tenpercent.com/podcast-episode/larry-ward-259 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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0:00.0

Hey, it's Dan. As you may already know, May is mental health awareness month, and while mental health is important every month, this month is an opportunity to share some resources that can really help.

0:11.0

So in that spirit, I want to tell you about some of the other podcasts I really admire and respect in this space.

0:18.0

The podcast's meditative story, a slight change of plans, last day and on being are all doing incredible work to advance mental health and explore the human condition.

0:30.0

And throughout this month, I'm going to share a little bit more about each one of those shows.

0:34.0

So this week, I want to share one of my favorite podcasts. It's called Meditative Story, and it blends immersive storytelling with gentle mindfulness prompts to help you improve your inner weather.

0:44.0

As you know, my own mental health improvements really began in earnest when I found meditation for myself. And since then, it's really become an invaluable tool to help me deal with anxiety and depression and just the regular ups and downs of life.

0:58.0

So the format of meditative story really feels like an intuitive way to experience mindfulness.

1:03.0

Every episode is also wrapped in a breathtaking musical score, which I personally find pretty relaxing. Some of the storytellers over on meditative story are people you might already know, including Sharon Salzburg, Christa Tippett, David Duchovny, and me, I actually recorded an episode with them myself, not too long ago.

1:21.0

Others are newer voices, but every episode is really extremely cool. So many people who listen to the show have said that it's just a crucial resource for them in supporting their own mental health. And maybe you'll end up following meditative story wherever you get your podcast.

1:36.0

Hello, I'm Hannah and I'm SeruT. And we are the hosts of a Redhanded, a weekly true crime podcast.

1:42.0

Every week on Redhanded, we get stuck into the most talked about cases. From Idaho student killings, the Delphi murders, and our recent rundown of the Murdoch saga.

1:51.0

Last year, we also started a second weekly show, Shorthand, which is just an excuse for us to talk about anything we find interesting because it's our show and we can do what we like.

1:59.0

We've covered the death of Princess Diana, an unholy Quran written in Saddam Hussein's blood, the gruesome history of European witch hunting, and the very uncomfortable phenomenon of genetic sexual attraction.

2:09.0

Whatever the case, we want to know what pushes people to the extremes of human behavior. Like, can someone give consent to be cannibalized? What drives a child to kill? And what's the psychology of a terrorist?

2:20.0

Listen to Redhanded wherever you get your podcast. So, in access our bonus shorthand episodes exclusively on Amazon Music, or by subscribing to Wondry Plus in Apple Podcasts or the Wondry app.

2:32.0

From Wondry, flipping the bird, Elon versus Twitter, is a new podcast that unravels the fascinating story of Elon Musk's unexpected bid to buy Twitter, and all of the drama that has happened since.

2:42.0

Elon's influence is not only ushering in a new era of Twitter, but shaping the future of free speech on the internet as we know it.

2:48.0

You can listen to flipping the bird on Amazon Music, or wherever you get your podcasts.

2:53.0

From ABC, it's the 10% happier podcast. I'm Dan Harris.

3:03.0

Hey guys, what can you as an individual do to help break the cycles of rage, pain, fear, and violence that continue to grip America and many other parts of the world relating to the issue of race?

3:17.0

Even though our guest this week was shot at by white police officers when he was only 11 and then later in his life had his house fire bombed allegedly by local racists in the town where he was living.

3:30.0

Even though he's gone through all of that, he is still hopeful that now is a moment of true potential and opportunity to transform what he calls America's racial karma and by extension ourselves.

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