Michael Taft on Deconstructing Yourself

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Eric Zimmer, The One You Feed

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

4.5 • 2.7K Ratings

🗓️ 19 October 2021

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

Michael Taft is a meditation teacher and best-selling author of many books such as The Mindful Geek and Nondualism. He is also the host of the podcast, Deconstructing Yourself. In this episode, Eric and Michael discuss spiritual practices and learning to deconstruct and reconstruct ourselves. 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, Eric and Michael Taft Discuss Deconstructing Yourself and … His podcast and blog titled “Deconstructing Yourself” Learning to “untangle” the concepts and emotions that can overwhelm us The importance of “reconstructing” ourselves after the “deconstructing” Taking our meditation practice from the cushion into everyday life Finding what is sacred to you and bringing more of it into your life Defining and distinguishing between psychology and spirituality Thoughts and feelings and seeing their constructiveness Vipassana practices and his work with Shinzen Young Differences between early and later Buddhist practices and traditions How real spirituality contends with the intense human condition Michael Taft Links: Michael’s Website Deconstructing Yourself Podcast Twitter Talkspace is the online therapy company that lets you connect with a licensed therapist from anywhere at any time at a fraction of the cost of traditional therapy. It’s therapy on demand. Visit www.talkspace.com or download the app and enter Promo Code: WOLF to get $100 off your first month. Calm App: The app designed to help you ease stress and get the best sleep of your life through meditations and sleep stories. Join the 85 million people around the world who use Calm to get better sleep. Get 40% off a Calm Premium Subscription (a limited time offer!) by going to www.calm.com/wolf If you enjoyed this conversation with Michael Taft, you might also enjoy these other episodes: Michael Taft Interview (2015) Paths of Spiritual Awakening with Henry Shukman 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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0:00.0	So we don't separate and say there's these good feelings and good emotions,
0:04.7	bad things and bad emotions.
0:06.8	Our job is to just wash out the dirt and only focus on the good stuff.
0:10.5	It actually includes every part of life, even the most difficult stuff.
0:23.6	Welcome to the One New Feed.
0:25.6	Throughout time, great thinkers have recognized the importance of the thoughts we have,
0:30.1	quotes like garbage in, garbage out, or you are what you think, ring true.
0:35.7	And yet, for many of us, our thoughts don't strengthen or empower us.
0:40.0	We tend to add negativity, self-pity, jealousy or fear.
0:44.7	We see what we don't have instead of what we do.
0:47.6	We think things that hold us back and dampen our spirit.
0:51.1	But it's not just about thinking.
0:53.0	Our actions matter. It takes conscious, consistent, and creative effort to make a life worth living.
0:59.3	This podcast is about how other people keep themselves moving in the right direction.
1:03.8	How they feed their good wolf.
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1:23.8	It's also killing more people faster than any other drug.
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