Next Time You're Suffering, Ask Yourself This Question | Caverly Morgan

This is the 10% happier podcast. I'm Dan Harris. Hello, my fellow suffering beings. How are we doing today? Today we're going to talk about a great question that you can ask yourself next time you are suffering in any way.

We will reveal what that question is and how to deploy it in the course of this interview, in which we're also going to talk about an acronym that you can use when you're freaking out, how and why to get curious when the more obnoxious aspects of your inner repertoire are impacting your present moment behavior. and the benefits of what I call contemplative cross-training. This episode is like a cornucopia of wisdom. And my guest is Caverly Morgan, who started meditating back in 1995 and went on to do eight years in a silent Zen monastery. She's written a few books, including The Heart of Who We Are and a kid's book about mindfulness, and she is the founder of two nonprofits, Peace in Schools and Realizing Freedom Together.

Heads up, we also talk here at some length about the concepts of non-duality and the illusion of the self. This is fascinating, important, and potentially liberating stuff, but this stuff can also break people's brains. So as you will hear, I try to place myself in the role of advocate for you, the listener. I I think we land in a pretty good place by the end. At least I hope we do.

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