Miguel Chen on Punk Rock and Buddhism

The One You Feed

Eric Zimmer

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

4.6 • 2.5K Ratings

🗓️ 26 September 2018

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

Miguel Chen is a meditation practitioner, a yoga instructor, a yoga studio owner and the bass player for a punk rock band. He has also published a book called I Wanna Be Well: How a Punk Found Peace and You Can Too. In this compelling episode, Eric and Miguel explore the connection between punk rock and Buddhism and they dive into the experiences in his life - both traumatic and positive - that have shaped his spiritual path of awakening.

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In This Interview, Miguel Chen and I Discuss...

His book, I Wanna Be Well: How a Punk Found Peace and You Can Too
How he owns a yoga studio and plays in a punk rock band
The way he suppressed grief for dead family members
Asking himself why he wasn't happy
The connection between punk rock and Buddhism
The other as self
Forgetting who we are
The importance of being mindful throughout life
Not being present with stuff we like
Not being present with stuff we don't like
Eating mindfully
How if you're used to disconnecting from things you don't like, it starts creeping into the things you do like
How he stays in the present moment
Training the mind
His morning routine
Non-attachment
Being criticized for his spiritual practice
His spiritual practice while on tour
The danger of taking people in life for granted
How grateful he is that he woke up early in his life
Why some people get motivated to get sober and others don't

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0:00.0	If you're used to tuning out things you don't like, it starts to creep into things that you do like.
0:14.0	Welcome to the One You Feed.
0:16.0	Throughout time, great thinkers have recognized the importance of the thoughts we have,
0:20.0	quotes like, garbage in, garbage out, or, you are what you think, ring true.
0:26.0	And yet, for many of us, our thoughts don't strengthen or empower us.
0:30.0	We tend toward negativity, self-pity, jealousy, or fear.
0:35.0	We see what we don't have instead of what we do.
0:38.0	We think things that hold us back and dampen our spirit.
0:41.0	But it's not just about thinking.
0:43.0	Our actions matter.
0:45.0	It takes conscious, consistent, and creative effort to make a life worth living.
0:49.0	This podcast is about how other people keep themselves moving in the right direction.
0:54.0	How they feed their good wolf.
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