How To Create Micro-Moments of Sanity No Matter What's Happening Today | Jay Michaelson
1 February - 28 minsA conversation with Jay Michaelson, our Teacher of the Month for February, about his path to meditation, navigating multiple identities, and why he calls himself a "cynical, sarcastic bitch."
Jay Michaelson is a meditation teacher, journalist, rabbi, and author. In this conversation with executive producer DJ Cashmere, Jay gets candid about his unconventional path into meditation—driven initially by greed for mystical experiences rather than a desire to reduce suffering—and how his practice has evolved over 25 years.
We talk about:
Why Jay identifies as a "greed type" in Buddhist psychology (and what that means)
How to balance worldly activism with contemplative practice without...
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