How To Handle Turbulence and Transitions | Phillip Moffitt

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With unpleasant situations. Turbulence. Transitions, et cetera. This is non negotiable. in a universe characterized by ceaseless change and entropy. So how do you want to be in these moments? You wanna be running around like a syphilitic chipmunk?

Or do you want to display some degree of equanimity and maybe even turn the whole thing to your advantage? Today we've got a Buddhist recipe for navigating life's ups and downs. My guest is Philip Moffitt, who's taught Buddhist meditation for more than twenty five years. In fact his move into becoming a meditation teacher was a career move that was a significant transition for him because before Buddhism he was the CEO of Esquire Magazine back in the eighties. Philip has written several books, uh, including Dancing with Life and Emotional Chaos to Clarity. He's also the founder of the Life Balance Institute.

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