Ep. 128 - (re-release) Is Happiness a Choice with Gelong Thubten
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This week I thought, with the New Year, it would be great to re-release a fantastic chat I had with Gelong Thubten, who is a meditation teacher and author of the fantastic book, ‘A Monk’s Guide to Happiness’.
Thubten was led to completely change his life after suffering from burnout in his early 20s. This led him to a Buddhist monastery in Scotland where he studied and was ordained as a monk. Since then, Thubten has been sharing his wisdom worldwide and is a pioneer in mindfulness meditation.
Thubten has over 20 years worth of experience working with schools, universities and businesses, such as Google. He’s lectured at institutions like Oxford and the UN and, he worked as a consultant on the Marvel Movie, ‘Dr. Strange’.
In our conversation, we unpacked what happiness really is and we talked about how can we find freedom from our 'crazy minds'. We also talked about meditation, of course, and Thubten did a great job re-framing some of the resistance that we often feel towards meditation.
Thubten also gives guidance around how the practice can support our children and the way we show up as parents. I really loved our conversation, and hope you enjoy it too. As always, we continue the conversation over on Instagram, so do come and join us there.
You can download a transcript of this week’s episode here.
Key takeaway’s from this week’s episode:
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Gelong Thubten’s Journey to Becoming a Monk
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Defining happiness
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The idea of freedom
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Finding contentment and peace
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Meditation and parenting
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Reacting vs responding to heightened emotions
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And so much more
Resources mentioned in this episode:
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A Monk’s Guide To Happiness by Gelong Thubten
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About Gelong Thubten
Gelong Thubten is a Buddhist monk. He is a meditation teacher and a pioneer in mindfulness meditation, with 20 years of experience teaching in schools, businesses, hospitals and counselling centres. Thubten is also the author of A Monk’s Guide To Happiness.
From being an actor, he transitioned into becoming a Tibetan Buddhist monk after suffering a huge burnout. Thubten was also the person behind the meditation training of the actors on Marvel's Doctor Strange.
You can reach Gelong Thubten through his website, Instagram, Facebook and Twitter.
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