The Rich Roll Podcast · 2026-08-20 · 70 min · 11,777 words

Mindfulness, Meditation & Performance: Manoj Dias Live At The Rivian Performance House

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Mindfulness doesn't mean just being calm. It means being really available to the present moment. Manor Diaz, Sri Lankan meditation teacher and founder of the Open App. He is an animated speaker, humble teacher, and thought leader in the mindfulness space. You are not your thoughts. When I heard that, I think that was the first moment I'd experienced conscious. mindfulness, like I heard my thoughts for the first time. All we have is our attention, and where we decide to place it ends up dictating the trajectory of our lives. Loneliness is continuing to rise, mental health rates are continuing to get worse. You don't meditate to get

Good at meditation. You meditate to get good at life. We're really good at being anywhere but here. The moment we have to just be with ourselves. It's very hot. If we're not our thoughts.

Then who are we? She's how long do we have? Yeah. Ha Look at this. Thanks for coming out, everybody. Nice to see so many happy faces. Uh very excited for this conversation.

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