Six Buddhist Strategies for Getting Along Better with Everyone | Sister True Dedication

10% Happier with Dan Harris

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Dan Harris, Health & Fitness, Mindfulness, Dharma, Mental Health, Meditation

4.6 • 12.2K Ratings

🗓️ 26 October 2022

⏱️ 70 minutes

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Summary

Relationships can be tricky. Especially if you find yourself upset with someone, and instead of talking it through, you let it fester until one moment you completely lose it and end up having to apologize. If you’ve ever felt like you had friction with the people in your life, or that you’ve been taken for granted, today’s episode offers you solid strategies to cope.

Sister True Dedication is a Zen Buddhist nun and teacher ordained by the great meditation teacher and author, Thich Nhat Hanh. She edited several of Thich Nhat Hanh’s books, including The Art of Living and Zen and the Art of Saving the Planet. She was born in the United Kingdom, studied history and political thought at Cambridge University, and worked for BBC News before ordaining as a nun at the age of 27.

In this episode we talk about:

The six phrases – or mantras – that Thich Nhat Hanh recommended people use in their relationships
Keeping misunderstandings “dust free”
Taking action to make sure anger doesn’t fester
The importance of recognizing that our understanding of the world is always partial
Bringing mantras to work
How Sister True Dedication went from journalism to the monastery

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0:00.0	This is the 10% happier podcast.
0:06.2	I'm Dan Harris.
0:08.0	Hey there, have you ever had the experience where you're kind of pissed at somebody, either
0:15.2	because of something they did or something they didn't do?
0:18.9	You're kind of pissed, but you don't want to go through the hassle of bringing it up with
0:22.3	them.
0:23.3	So you just sit and stew.
0:24.4	And then finally, after nurturing and watering your grudge for so long, the person makes
0:31.0	one small mistake and you totally lose it.
0:33.7	And then of course, you're the one who has to apologize.
0:36.9	Or what about this?
0:37.9	You've got somebody in your life, you value immensely, but you never let them know.
0:42.8	And then something happens, they move away, they pass away or the relationship ends,
0:48.4	and it's too late.
0:49.5	And then you're living with regret.
0:52.3	If you've got any static of any variety with the people in your life, if you feel like
0:57.1	you're being taken for granted, if you feel like your needs aren't being met, or if you
1:01.0	feel like the relationships just gone stale, today, I think we've got some pretty solid
1:07.4	strategies for you.
1:09.5	My guest is Sister True Dedication.
1:12.7	She's a Zen Buddhist nun and teacher ordained by the great meditation teacher and author
1:19.0	Tick-Not-Hon.
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