You're Gonna Be Alright No Matter What: On Facing Anger, Aging, and Loss With Humor and Grace | Sylvia Boorstein

Hey, welcome to the Ten Percent Happier Podcast. I'm Dan Harris. Today we have a fantastic conversation with a legendary Buddhist teacher, Sylvia Borstein. As of this taping is about to turn ninety, will have turned ninety by the time this thing posts, and we talk about uh how not to miss your life. uh how to accept life's ups and downs with a measure of grace. The best way not to be depressed, how to talk to yourself in moments of anger, and the fact that uh we're all gonna be all right. It's an incredible conversation. Just a little bit more about Sylvia before we dive in here. She is a co-founding teacher of the Spirit Rock Meditation Center. She has written five books, including Pay Attention for Goodness Sake, It's Easier Than You Think. And happiness is an inside job.

We'll be right back. With Sylvia Morstein. A few things before we hear from our sponsors, I highly recommend that you head on over to danharris dot com to check out my New ish meditation app, ten percent with Dan Harris. Right now we're in the middle of this really cool series. where every Sunday the legendary Dharma teacher Sharon Salzburg is leading a live session.

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