RWH018: How to be Happy w/ Tsoknyi Rinpoche & Daniel Goleman

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Stig Brodersen

Education, Investing, Business

4.6 • 3.6K Ratings

🗓️ 11 December 2022

⏱️ 93 minutes

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Summary

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN: 06:06 - What Tsoknyi Rinpoche learned from his extraordinary father, Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche. 21:26 - Why it helps not to suppress, judge, or resist your emotions, but to be aware of them. 24:09 - How to “handshake” painful emotional patterns that Rinpoche calls “beautiful monsters.” 26:34 - What science shows about the power of acknowledging & accepting our feelings. 36:31 - What to do when these difficult emotions feel too intense & traumatic to handle. 45:03 - How to settle your mind & reduce stress with a simple belly-breathing technique. 48:41 - How to practice “calm abiding” by focusing with gentle awareness on your breath. 50:37 - How to ease up with the help of Rinpoche’s subversive mantra: “Who cares? So what?” 57:42 - How to meditate with open awareness, watching thoughts & emotions arise & pass. 1:04:36 - How our minds catastrophize & how to prevent this emotional tailspin. 1:06:41 - What science shows about how meditation improves our focus, calmness, & productivity. 1:07:45 - How to deal with the worry that we’re not productive enough & are always falling short. 1:10:17 - How to nurture an easy-going, light-hearted sense of “happiness without reason.” 1:11:11 - How compassion, love, & care emerge when we’re free from our emotional baggage. Disclaimer: Slight discrepancies in the timestamps may occur due to podcast platform differences. BOOKS AND RESOURCES Join the exclusive TIP Mastermind Community to engage in meaningful stock investing discussions with Stig, Clay, and the other community members. “Why We Meditate,” a new book co-authored by Daniel Goleman & Tsoknyi Rinpoche. Daniel Goleman’s books “Emotional Intelligence,” “Altered Traits,” & “Focus.” Tsoknyi Rinpoche’s “Fully Being” online meditation course. Tsoknyi Rinpoche’s books “Open Heart, Open Mind” & “Carefree Dignity.” David Hawkins’ book “Letting Go.” William Green’s book, “Richer, Wiser, Happier” – read the reviews of this book. William’s previous podcast with Daniel Goleman: “The Emotionally Intelligent Investor.” William Green’s Twitter. NEW TO THE SHOW? Check out our We Study Billionaires Starter Packs. Browse through all our episodes (complete with transcripts) here. Try our tool for picking stock winners and managing our portfolios: TIP Finance Tool. Enjoy exclusive perks from our favorite Apps and Services. Stay up-to-date on financial markets and investing strategies through our daily newsletter, We Study Markets. Learn how to better start, manage, and grow your business with the best business podcasts. SPONSORS Support our free podcast by supporting our sponsors: River Toyota Range Rover Fundrise AT&T The Bitcoin Way USPS American Express Onramp SimpleMining Public Vacasa Shopify Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm

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0:00.0	You're listening to TIP.
0:03.0	Hi there, I'm really excited about today's episode of the podcast.
0:06.8	My guests are two of the people I admire most in the world.
0:09.7	One of them is Daniel Goldman, who's the famous author of a classic book titled Emotional
0:14.2	Intelligence.
0:15.7	Daniel has a PhD in psychology from Harvard and then spent many years as a science writer
0:20.3	for the New York Times.
0:22.1	Among other things, he's an expert on the science of meditation and how it can help us to handle
0:26.8	our emotions, improve our focus, boost our resilience and think more rationally.
0:32.2	He was an extremely popular guest on this podcast a few months ago, talking about how emotional
0:36.9	intelligence can even help us to become more successful investors.
0:41.2	On today's episode, Dan is joined by a legendary Tibetan Buddhist meditation master named Sukny
0:47.0	Rinpoche.
0:48.0	They've co-authored an excellent new book about the science and practice of meditation.
0:53.5	It's titled Why We Meditate.
0:55.7	When we recorded this conversation a few months back, I just returned from a one week silent
1:00.4	meditation retreat with Rinpoche, which is a Tibetan word, meaning precious one, that's
1:05.3	used as a title to honor the most rivier teachers.
1:08.7	I'm not a very accomplished meditator by any means, and I have to admit I did a terrible
1:14.5	job of staying silent during the retreat, which may not surprise you given how much I like
1:19.0	to talk.
1:20.0	But Rinpoche is a really wonderful teacher and he's had a powerful impact on my life
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