723: Noah Rasheta's Mormon Transition Pt. 1

Mormon Stories Podcast

Dr. John Dehlin

Religion & Spirituality

4.5 • 5.7K Ratings

🗓️ 14 April 2017

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of Mormon Stories, we interview Noah Rasheta — the Executive Director of the Foundation for Mindful Living and host of the Secular Buddhism podcast. This meaningful and compelling interview covers:

Noah’s early life as an orthodox Mormon believer and his struggle with the thought that with all of the good in the world, is it possible that the path set forth by the LDS Church is the only valid one?
How he felt uneasy and shaken as he broadened his study of the Mormon faith
His description of his transitioning process, his fears of leaving the LDS Church, and “coming out” as a non-believer to those in his faith community
How as his transition progressed, his view towards people became more kind, warm, and compassionate
His studies of Buddhist philosophy and the development of a purpose-driven life by integrating Buddhist teachings, modern science, humanism, and humor

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0:51.3	So why don't we start by just introducing yourself to those who are listening
0:56.3	to us just who you are and a little bit about yourself.
0:59.3	Okay, hello everyone. I am Noah Rochetta. I've been friends with John Delin for
1:07.4	several years now and I'm excited to be able to be a part of this podcast. I
1:14.2	live up in Camus, Utah, near Park City. I have family and Phoenix Arizona and
1:22.3	family in Texas and I've lived in both of those places. I run a podcast and a
1:30.6	website called SecularBudism.com and I love spending time talking about and
1:36.8	teaching meditation and mindfulness practice. And what's your day job? My day job I
1:44.9	have a company that manufactures photography gear, specifically tripods and
1:49.8	mountain solutions for smartphones, tablets and all kinds of cameras. And that
1:56.8	company is called? I stabilizer. I have two brands. I stabilizer and photo pro.
2:02.8	So both of those are product lines that I help develop and market and sell.
2:10.8	Excellent. So Noah why don't you just talk a bit about why you're participating in
2:16.5	the Mormon Transitions Project. Why is it personal to you? What need do you think it
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