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10% Happier with Dan Harris

You Don’t Exist. But You Actually Do. Wait, What? | Guy Armstrong

10% Happier with Dan Harris

10% Media, LLC

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

4.612.2K Ratings

🗓️ 3 August 2020

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, we take a simple, useful, and down-to-earth stroll through one of the most confounding -- but liberating -- concepts in Buddhism. On the one hand, Buddhists tell us the self is an illusion: “You don’t exist!” On the other hand, they tell us, “Well actually, on some level, you do, of course, exist.” So which is it? The answer is: both. But this concept -- call it not-self, selflessness, egolessness, or emptiness -- doesn’t have to be some hopelessly esoteric riddle; it is actually a game-changer that we can all apply in our own lives. Here to tell us how is Guy Armstrong, who has been a meditation teacher in the insight tradition for decades. He’s written a book called Emptiness: A Practical Guide for Meditators. He is the husband of Sally Armstrong, who appeared on the show just a few weeks ago. I actually conducted the interviews back-to-back last fall. But even though this was recorded before the wretched events of 2020, the concepts herein are, I assure you, perennially useful. Where to find Guy Armstrong online: Website: https://www.spiritrock.org/guy-armstrong Book: Emptiness: A Practical Guide for Meditators - https://bookshop.org/books/emptiness-a-practical-guide-for-meditators/9781614295266 You can always get started with the Ten Percent Happier app with our flagship course, The Basics. In The Basics, Joseph Goldstein and Dan Harris discuss the fundamentals of mediation and dispel common myths about meditation in a seven-day meditation series. Visit https://10percenthappier.app.link/TheBasicsPod to get started. Other Resources Mentioned: Compassion and Emptiness in Early Buddhist Meditation by Bhikkhu Anālayo - https://bookshop.org/books/compassion-and-emptiness-in-early-buddhist-meditation/9781909314559 Additional Resources: Ten Percent Happier Live: https://tenpercent.com/live Coronavirus Sanity Guide: https://www.tenpercent.com/coronavirussanityguide Free App access for Frontline Workers: https://tenpercent.com/care Full Shownotes: https://www.tenpercent.com/podcast-episode/guy-armstrong-270 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Before we get started with today's episode, if you've been around TPH land for any

0:05.4

length of time, you've probably heard me name drop Joseph Goldstein.

0:10.1

He started out as my meditation teacher then became my friend and then we teamed up to

0:15.9

help start the 10% happier meditation app.

0:19.6

And I just wanted to remind you that there is a ton of content featuring Joseph and his

0:26.2

humor and wisdom over on the app where he's the lead teacher on six different courses.

0:31.4

I'd recommend you start with the basics, which features your truly and Joseph talking

0:37.1

about how to achieve perfect in perturbability and bulletproof bliss.

0:41.5

Actually, just kidding.

0:43.5

It's just about how to get 10% happier through basic meditation.

0:47.3

It's free.

0:48.3

If you want to check it out, I encourage you to do so.

0:51.4

Download the 10% happier app today wherever you get your apps now on with the show.

0:56.8

Well done.

1:01.2

You've sorted through the embarrassment of riches that is the modern podcast landscape

1:06.8

and found me Rob Briden on my podcast.

1:10.9

In this series of Briden and I talk to among others, Harry Hill, Ben Elton, Charlotte

1:17.3

Church, Steve Cougan and Dame Harriet Walter.

1:21.0

And that's just a few.

1:22.8

We tend to chat for about 45 minutes to an hour never longer.

1:26.8

It's terrific conversation, reminiscent, sweat appropriate and exchange of anecdotes.

1:32.9

So do join me Rob Briden wherever you get your podcasts.

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