Jay Michaelson on Enlightenment by Trial and Error

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Eric Zimmer, The One You Feed

Self-improvement, Education, Religion & Spirituality, Health & Fitness, Mental Health, Buddhism

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🗓️ 8 June 2021

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Jay Michaelson is a columnist for The Daily Beast and a frequent commentator on MSNBC and NPR. Jay is also a teacher and an editor at Ten-Percent Happier, a leading meditation platform. He has written several books on contemplative practice. In this episode, Eric and Jay discuss his book, Enlightenment by Trial and Error: Ten Years on the Slippery Slopes of Jewish Spirituality, Postmodern Buddhism, and Other Mystical Heresies But wait – there’s more! The episode is not quite over!! We continue the conversation and you can access this exclusive content right in your podcast player feed. Head over to our Patreon page and pledge to donate just $10 a month. It’s that simple and we’ll give you good stuff as a thank you! In This Interview, Jay Michaelson and I Discuss Enlightenment by Trial and Error and … His book, Enlightenment by Trial and Error: Ten Years on the Slippery Slopes of Jewish Spirituality, Postmodern Buddhism, and Other Mystical Heresies The goal of becoming 10% happier by meditating The myth that meditation is about finding your Zen Realization and responsibility in the Jewish mystical path His review of Leonard Cohen’s song “The Goal” His short story “The Beard” How letting go allows for more opening Living aspects of the middle way How his LGBT activist work and meditation work enriched each other The commonality between his Buddhist and Jewish spiritual practices Remembering to remember – how the mind eventually learns to remember with practice Jay Michaelson Links: Jay’s website Twitter Facebook Instagram Peloton: Of course the bike is an incredible workout, but did you know that on the Peloton app, you can also take yoga, strength training, stretching classes, and so much more? Learn all about it at www.onepeloton.com ID Tech is the world’s number one STEM program for kids and teens ages 7-17. Visit www.idtech.com/wolf and enter promo code WOLF to get $100 off ID Tech’s virtual tech camp. If you enjoyed this conversation with Jay Michaelson on Enlightenment by Trial and Error, you might also enjoy these other episodes: Dan Harris Eli Jaxon-Bear on Your True Self See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:03.9	There is a way in which spiritual practice can be narcissistic, where I just think about my own well-being,
0:08.8	or I don't want to let in any bad vibes, so I'm not going to get involved in any of the contentious political issues.
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0:24.3	Throughout time, great thinkers have recognized the importance of the thoughts we have,
0:28.8	quotes like garbage in, garbage out, or you are what you think, ring true, and yet for many of us
0:35.9	our thoughts don't strengthen or empower us. We tend toward negativity, self-pity, jealousy, or fear.
0:43.4	We see what we don't have instead of what we do. We think things that hold us back and dampen our spirit.
0:49.8	But it's not just about thinking, our actions matter. It takes conscious, consistent, and creative
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