Buddhist Hacks for Anxiety and Overthinking | Joseph Goldstein

This is the 10% Happier Podcast. I'm Dan Harris. Hello everybody, how are we doing? So today we're going to talk about some Buddhist strategies for two deeply related and very, very common ailments. Anxiety,

and overthinking. I've been struggling with both of these elements ever since I can remember. And one of the people who's helped me the most in this regard is Joseph Goldstein. Regular listeners to this podcast will be familiar with Joseph and his very funny, very wise, down-to-earth style. But if you don't know him, uh let me introduce you.

He's one of the foremost Buddhist teachers in the West. He's been my teacher for about 15 years, and I recently convinced him to write a book with me using a collection of these little teaching phrases that he's cooked up over the years. These are pithy, often very funny phrases that Joseph uses while he's teaching people to meditate and to incorporate aspects of the Dharma or Buddhism into their lives. I have put together a list of about a hundred of these useful phrases, which are really just bite-sized wisdom for your meditation practice and for your daily life.

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