Buddhist Practices for Busyness, Overwhelm, and Burnout | Brother Chân Pháp Hữu

This is the 10% Happier Podcast. I'm Dan Harris. Hey gang, today I'm talking to a Zen monk who burned out. And this monk is going to lift the curtain on some of the Buddhist remedies that he personally used to recover from his overwhelm and overwork and chronic busyness, strategies that you can use too. This is crucial stuff in a culture that pressures us to constantly do more, get more, and be more.

Let me address the elephant in the room first here. Uh, you you might be wondering right from the jump, how the hell can a Zen monk burn out? Aren't they just sitting around meditating all day? As I've learned in my many years hosting the show, there are many flavors of Buddhist monks. Some of them do sit around and meditate all day, but many others actually do quite a bit of work, including the guy you're going to hear from today.

who's done, of course, a non-trivial amount of meditation, but also helps to run a bustling monastery. My guest is Brother Fap Hu, who's really an incredible person. He began training at the age of 13 with the legendary Zen master Tiknot Han, who was an author, activist, and and founder of the Plum Village tradition. Today, Brother Fap Hu is the abbot of Plum Village's Upper Hamlet. and the co-host of the Plum Village podcast, which is called The Way Out Is In.

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