Lodro Rinzler - Anyone Can Meditate, Here's How (Meditation)

ManTalks Podcast

Connor Beaton

Relationships, Education, Society & Culture, Self-improvement, Health & Fitness, Mental Health

4.8 • 591 Ratings

🗓️ 21 September 2015

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

Lodro Rinzler is a practitioner and teacher in the Shambhala Buddhist lineage. Lodro has been meditating since he was a child and has written five books with the newest being, How to Love Yourself (And Sometimes Other People). Lodro's columns have appeared on Elephant Journal, Huffington Post, Bloomberg, and so much more. Lodro talks on how you can love yourself, using your vulnerability as a strength, and he does a short demonstration on how to start meditating. Key Takeaways: [2:10] ManTalks will be hosting a one day event on Nov 7th. [3:30] What is Man It Forward and how can you win tickets for the event? [5:40] Who is Lodro? [7:15] Why did Lodro run off to the monastery? [8:30] Lodro is a second-generation Buddhist. [11:40] Lodro talks about his latest book, How to Love Yourself. [15:20] How can help people love themselves? [18:45] Connor and Roger talks on the one day event ManTalks is hosting. [21:35] How can we start meditating? [31:40] How can men look into themselves? [36:10] Meditating helps teach you how to love. [40:00] Why does the world need meditation now? [43:10] How does Lodro define success? [45:00] What does it mean to be a modern man? [46:20] What is Lodro excited about right now? Mentioned In This Episode: http://mantalks.com/ http://ny.shambhala.org/blog/ http://www.lodrorinzler.com/ Music Credit: Parlange & Latenite Automatic (jesusparlange.com– lateniteautomatic.com) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	You've got some living yet to do.
0:04.4	I won't give up on you.
0:08.1	Hey guys, welcome back to another episode of the Man Talks podcast.
0:12.9	My name is Roger Nairn.
0:14.2	And I'm Connor Beaton.
0:15.5	Today we have a very special guest.
0:17.4	His name is Lodro Rinsler.
0:19.9	Lodro is a practitioner and teacher in the Shambala Buddhist
0:22.8	lineage. He began meditating as a child and sat retreats as a teenager, even going as far as attending
0:28.3	a silent, month-long retreat during which he shaved his head and took monastic robes and vows.
0:34.2	After leaving college, he was recruited to the position of the executive director of the Boston Shambala Center.
0:39.3	He began leading numerous workshops at meditation centers and college campuses throughout the United States.
0:44.7	Lodrew also served as the head of development for Shambola internationally before founding the Institute for Compassionate Leadership,
0:50.6	the Daily Dharma Gathering, and MNDFL.
0:59.3	Lodrew is a writer, and Lodro's columns appear regularly on the Huffington Post, Mary Claire, and Elephant Journal, and he's being featured on WNYC, WBUR, Fox, the CBC, Bloomberg, Business
1:06.5	Week, Forbes, and Fast Company.
1:08.8	He's the author of five books, The Buddha walks into a bar, walk like a Buddha.
1:13.3	The Buddha walks into the office, sit like a Buddha.
1:16.3	But we're here today to talk about his latest book, which actually is launching during
1:20.2	this interview.
1:20.9	It's called How to Love Yourself and Sometimes Other People.
1:24.1	Basically, his resume is longer than my leg.
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