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Secular Buddhism

60 - "Happiness" - A discussion with Ellen Petry Leanse

Secular Buddhism

Noah Rasheta

Society & Culture, Spirituality, Secular, Mindfulness, Philosophy, Religion & Spirituality, Buddhism, Meditation

4.82.7K Ratings

🗓️ 29 November 2017

⏱️ 69 minutes

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Summary

This is the audio recording of an interview with Ellen Petry Leanse (TEDx: Happiness by Design) and author of "The Happiness Hack: a brain-aware guide to life satisfaction". I hope you enjoy listening to our discussion on the topic of happiness.

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0:00.0

All right, so those of you who are watching us live, welcome.

0:04.6

I am excited to have Ellen Petri Leans on the podcast with me today.

0:13.7

Specifically right now for a live interview slash discussion on the topic of happiness.

0:20.2

Ellen is a technology pioneer.

0:23.4

She's an alum of Apple, Google,

0:26.1

and the range of entrepreneurial ventures.

0:29.1

And she works at the crossroads of neuroscience systems thinking and mindfulness practices.

0:36.2

So a very good fit for the audience that listens to the podcast.

0:41.6

She teaches at Stanford University.

0:44.1

She guides individuals and organizations to increase impact on purpose through sustainable mindsets and skills.

0:51.7

So thank you, Ellen, for joining me today on this live interview slash

0:58.6

discussion.

1:00.2

Thank you so much Noah.

1:02.2

Secular Buddhism is my go to podcast and it's really so much fun and such an honor to be here.

1:07.8

So thank you and hello to everybody out there who's joined us this morning.

1:13.3

Great.

1:16.1

Okay, I'm just double checking the comments, making sure that that's all working properly.

1:20.8

We've got people from all over, someone from Mumbai, India.

1:25.4

Hi, Asha.

1:27.4

Okay, so if you guys have any issues with the audio, let me know.

1:32.4

I'm using my podcast mic today.

1:35.9

So I just want to make sure that the audio level is okay.

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