Letting Go of Our Conditioning with Caverly Morgan

Being Well with Forrest Hanson and Dr. Rick Hanson

Being Well

Education, Self-improvement, Health & Fitness, Mental Health

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🗓️ 23 January 2023

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

The main topic we explore on the podcast, in many different ways, is change. How can we come to understand ourselves better, let go of who we were, and become who we wish to be? In this episode Dr. Rick and Forrest are joined by meditation teacher and former Zen monastic Caverly Morgan. They discuss how we can release our conditioning, identify the inner voice that leads to change, and get to the heart of who we are. About Our Guest: Caverly is a meditation teacher, author, and the founder of Peace in Schools - a nonprofit which created the nation's first for-credit mindfulness class in public high schools. Her practice began in 1995, and has included eight years of training in a silent Zen monastery. She’s also the author of the wonderful new book The Heart of Who We Are: Realizing Freedom Together. Watch the Episode: Prefer watching video? You can watch this episode on YouTube. Key Topics: 0:00: Introduction 1:55: Caverly’s path to Zen 3:30: Truth and freedom 7:20: Chop wood, carry water 8:30: Why it’s okay to have a “conventional” path to enlightenment 9:35: The voice that says “is this all there is?” 12:25: Distinguishing our conditioning from what we really want 15:40: What supports us in exercising our will 21:20: Resistance, preference, and willingness 23:25: Responding to “should” 29:10: Our will and our ego 35:30: Making room for our own nurturing voice 37:35: Practical ways to listen to the heart 40:40: Awakening together 47:20: Coming home to our own being at the simplest level 50:30: Recap New Online Course From Dr. Rick: Learn the tools you need to build strong, healthy, fulfilling relationships of all kinds in Rick's new Strong Heart Relationship Series. The program begins on February 18th, and all the teaching is recorded so you can watch on your own schedule. Visit RickHanson.net/strongheart to learn more and get 20% with coupon code BeingWell20. Support the Podcast: We're now on Patreon! If you'd like to support the podcast, follow this link. Sponsors: This podcast is sponsored by BetterHelp, and you can join over a million people using the world’s largest online counseling platform. Visit betterhelp.com/beingwell for 10% off your first month! Want to sleep better? Try the Calm app! Visit calm.com/beingwell for 40% off a premium subscription.Connect with the show: Subscribe on iTunes Follow Forrest on YouTube Follow us on Instagram Follow Forrest on Instagram Follow Rick on Facebook Follow Forrest on Facebook Visit Forrest's website Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey everyone, welcome to Being Well, I'm Forest Hanson.
0:10.8	If you're new to the podcast, this is where we explore the practical science of personal
0:14.7	growth.
0:15.7	And if you've listened before, welcome back.
0:18.0	I'm joined as usual by Dr. Rick Hanson, because a clinical psychologist, he's an author
0:23.1	and he's also my dad.
0:24.8	So dad, how are you doing today?
0:26.6	I'm really good for us and I'm particularly delighted to be talking with Caverley Morgan,
0:32.0	a friend and also someone I have great respect for.
0:35.0	And someone from whom, honestly, I get a teaching buzz just being around.
0:40.4	So he is kind of like a big bonus for me to be able to be here with her and with you.
0:46.3	So Caverley is a meditation teacher, an author and the founder of Peace and Schools,
0:50.9	a nonprofit which created the nation's first four credit mindfulness class in public
0:55.6	high schools.
0:56.7	Her practice began in 1995 and has included eight years of training in a silent Zen monastery.
1:02.6	She's also the author of the new book, The Heart of Who We Are, Realizing Freedom Together.
1:07.5	So Caverley, thanks for joining us today.
1:09.3	How are you doing?
1:10.3	Friends, thank you so very much for having me and I really, I'm just full of joy in this
1:16.6	moment, full of delight and full of joy because it's a real pleasure to connect with
1:22.8	friends over the topics that I know we'll be discussing.
1:27.5	But in particular, you both, I've just had such respect for your work, Rick and and
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