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Sam Harris On: Equanimity in Turbulent Times; Compassion for Difficult People; And Dualistic vs Non-dualistic Mindfulness

10% Happier with Dan Harris

Release Date: 04/14/2025

Status: What It Is, Why It Matters, and How To Get It Without Driving Yourself Crazy | Will Storr

10% Happier with Dan Harris

Plus more surprising information on this fundamental human drive. is a multi award-winning writer and Sunday Times bestselling author. His latest book is . Waking Up, a top-notch meditation app with amazing teachers and a ton of courses for all levels. If you subscribe via this link: , you’ll get a 30-day free trial—and you’ll be supporting the 10% Happier team, too. Full and partial scholarships are available. In this episode we talk about: The key elements of a properly deployed story The different ways to measure status The three main ways humans compete for status...

Stoic Advice for Handling Setbacks, Insults, and Death | William Irvine

10% Happier with Dan Harris

How to boost your psychological immune system, the stoic way. is the emeritus professor of philosophy at Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio. He is the author of eight books that have been translated into more than twenty languages, including Guide to the Good Life: The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy and Stoic Challenge: A Philosopher’s Guide to Becoming Tougher, Calmer, and More Resilient. Bill is one of many great teachers featured on Waking Up, a top-notch meditation app with amazing teachers and a ton of courses for all levels. If you subscribe via this link: ,...

Alisyn Camerota On: Surviving the News, Surviving the Teenage Years, and the Concept of Home

10% Happier with Dan Harris

From punk rock to broadcast journalism. A veteran journalist shares her story. Alisyn Camerota is an award-winning journalist and author. She recently wrote the memoir, . In this episode we talk about: Our mutual dislike of covering breaking news How her turbulent teenage years helped her prepare for life’s chaos What “home” actually means How her childhood informed her own parenting style The delicate balance between giving your children too little or too much freedom What it means for a journalist to center themself in a story Surviving the...

How To Deal With Difficult Emotions, Difficult Feedback, and Difficult Parts of Your Own Mind | Diane Musho Hamilton

10% Happier with Dan Harris

Cross-training for your mind. is an author, award-winning mediator, and teacher of Zen. She is the author of three books on conflict resolution, relationships, and communication. Her latest book is , co-authored with Gabriel Wilson. Diane is one of many great teachers featured on Waking Up, a top-notch meditation app with amazing teachers and a ton of courses for all levels. If you subscribe via this link: , you’ll get a 30-day free trial—and you’ll be supporting the 10% Happier team, too. Full and partial scholarships are available. In this episode we talk about: What Diane means by...

Sam Harris On: Equanimity in Turbulent Times; Compassion for Difficult People; And Dualistic vs Non-dualistic Mindfulness

10% Happier with Dan Harris

An old friend (and my spiritual brother) discusses some of the most important things he’s ever learned. Sam Harris is a neuroscientist, author, podcaster and the proprietor of Waking Up, a top-notch meditation app with amazing teachers and a ton of courses for all levels. If you subscribe via this link: , you’ll get a 30-day free trial—and you’ll be supporting the 10% Happier team, too. Full and partial scholarships are available. In this episode we talk about: How to maintain equanimity in shitty situations How to have compassion – or at least non-hatred – for...

Can You Be Kind Without Becoming Boring And/Or Weak? | A Question From “Mean Aunt Kate”

10% Happier with Dan Harris

We’re going to give you a taste of the so-called “renegade sangha” sessions on , which is powered by Substack. In those sessions, Dan usually guides a meditation and then takes questions. In this brief episode, you’re going to hear one of the best, funniest, most relatable questions we have received to date. Sign up for Dan’s newsletter Follow Dan on social: , Ten Percent Happier online Subscribe to our Our favorite playlists on: , , ,

Buddhist Themes in The White Lotus, Explained | Josh Bearman

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Dan deconstructs the Dharmic elements of the popular HBO show, with the co-host of The White Lotus Official Season 3 companion podcast. Joshuah Bearman is a writer and film producer in Los Angeles. He has written for Wired, GQ, Harper’s, Rolling Stone, and contributed to This American Life. Along with Jia Tolentino, Josh is the co-host of the . In this episode we talk about: How Josh became interested in Buddhism How Mike White, the writer and creator of The White Lotus, became interested in Buddhism Buddhist concepts and themes all three seasons of The White Lotus ...

I Want an Awakening Experience. How Do I Get It? | Henry Shukman

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They say enlightenment is always an accident. Here’s how to make yourself more accident-prone. is a poet, author and Zen master in the Sanbo Zen lineage. He is founder of the Original Love meditation program, spiritual director emeritus at Mountain Cloud Zen Center and co-founder of the single-path meditation app . His most recent books are and the Zen memoir One Blade of Grass. In this episode we talk about: Henry’s awakening moment The meaning of the term “inn” We walk through the four inns We talk about loving your obstacles Whether finding a meditation teacher...

How To Be Sanely Productive | Oliver Burkeman

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The liberation that comes from realizing that you’re never going to get everything done. is the author of the Sunday Times bestselling , , and most recently, . His work has also appeared in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Psychologies and New Philosopher. He has a devoted following for his writing on productivity, mortality, the power of limits, and building a meaningful life in an age of bewilderment. Oliver is one of many great teachers featured on Waking Up, a top-notch meditation app with amazing teachers and a ton of courses for all levels. If you subscribe...

Are You Letting Politics Make You Bitter Or Better? A Psychological Survival Conversation With CNN’s Van Jones

10% Happier with Dan Harris

Recorded in January 2025 during the week of the Presidential inauguration, this conversation with CNN commentator Van Jones is less about politics and more about how we react to politics. You’ll hear the questions that Van always asks himself before he goes on air, what he considers to be his purpose on earth, and how he thinks about the future. This conversation was part of a special Inauguration Week series which featured daily gatherings of the “Renegade Sangha,” as Dan calls it, including guided meditations led by Dan, and interviews with thinkers to help us make sense of the...

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An old friend (and my spiritual brother) discusses some of the most important things he’s ever learned.

Sam Harris is a neuroscientist, author, podcaster and the proprietor of Waking Up, a top-notch meditation app with amazing teachers and a ton of courses for all levels. If you subscribe via this link: wakingup.com/tenpercent, you’ll get a 30-day free trial—and you’ll be supporting the 10% Happier team, too. Full and partial scholarships are available.

In this episode we talk about:

How to maintain equanimity in shitty situations
How to have compassion – or at least non-hatred – for people you disagree with politically
The illusion of free will and its relationship with compassion
The difference between dualistic and non-dualistic mindfulness
The concept of having no head
Why meditating with your eyes open can be super helpful
And much more

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