Three Buddhist Practices For Getting Your Sh*t Together | Vinny Ferraro

This is the 10% happier podcast of Dan Harris. Hello, my fellow suffering beings, how are we doing today? My guest today combines two of my favorite things, a deep understanding of Buddhism and a tastefully and judiciously foul mouth. We cover a lot of ground in this interview, but one of the concepts that really jumped out at me was how to become unfuckable with, sturdy and steady in the face of whatever happens. What an incredible North Star that is.

I'm not saying I've achieved it, but I'm definitely working toward it, and this conversation absolutely helped. I had actually never met my guest, Vinny Ferraro, before this conversation, and I was, as you will hear, utterly taken by him. He has an incredible backstory. He grew up in extraordinarily harsh conditions, then found the Dharma and turned his life around. And in the process, he has turned around the lives of scores of his fellow human beings.

Vinny now teaches at the Insight Meditation Society and the Spirit Rock Meditation Center. He also teaches in prisons and many other places. The basic structure of this conversation is we cover three Buddhist practices that Vinny personally uses to keep his shit together. And over the course of the chat, we hit a whole range of fascinating topics, including alignment. I'll let Vinny explain what that is.

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