This is the 10% Happier Podcast. I'm Dan Harris.

Hello, my fellow suffering beings. How are we doing today? My guest today combines two of my

favorite things, a deep understanding of Buddhism and a tastefully and judiciously foul mouth.

We cover a lot of ground in this interview, but one of the concepts that really jumped out at me

was how to become unfuckable

with sturdy and steady in the face of whatever happens what an incredible north star that is i'm not saying

i've achieved it but i'm definitely working toward it and this conversation absolutely helped

i had actually never met my guest vini ferraro before this conversation absolutely helped. I had actually never met my guest Vinnie Ferraro before

this conversation, and I was, as you will hear, utterly taken by him. He has an incredible

backstory. He grew up in extraordinarily harsh conditions, then found the Dharma and turned his

life around. And in the process, he has turned around the lives of scores

of his fellow human beings. Vinny now teaches at the Insight Meditation Society and the Spirit

Rock Meditation Center. He also teaches in prisons and many other places. The basic structure

of this conversation is we cover three Buddhist practices that Vinny personally uses to keep his

shit together. And over the course of the chat, we hit a whole range of fascinating topics,

including alignment. I'll let Vinnie explain what that is. Vinnie's concept of flashing your

basic goodness, noting practice, the deep satisfaction in not seeking satisfaction, redirecting awareness, becoming an

empathic witness for yourself, when to opt for distraction. It's an unorthodox suggestion,

not taking what's not yours, Vinnie's ancestor practice, the connection between seeing your family

patterns and not taking what is not yours, and the question of how loyal have you been to your suffering?

Very quickly before we dive in here, two things to say. First, this episode originally dropped in May of 2024, but we're reposting it because it was awesome and really one of our

most successful episodes ever. Second thing to say is you should check out my new meditation

...