Minds and Mics

Lodro Rinzler returns to the show to talk about how a Buddhist perspective on anxiety can help us through difficult times.

Show Notes

Lodro Rinzler returns to the show to talk about how a Buddhist perspective on anxiety can help us through difficult times.

Show Notes

Here are some of the highlights from our conversation:
  • Focusing on stories vs anxiety itself
  • The parable of the second arrow
  • Anxiety vs worry vs stress
  • The Three Vajras: Body, Speech, and Mind
  • Is the popularity of mindfulness a good thing?
  • Should we try to get rid of negative thinking?
  • Expressing anxiety vs complaining about it
  • How to handle other people’s anxiety well
  • Gentle inquisitiveness
  • “You are not your anxiety”

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Psychologist Nick Wignall interviews experts in the fields of psychology, mental health, and human potential to better understand how the mind works and how we can make it work for us to improve our lives in practical, meaningful ways.