Chiwi Journal

#125: Asian in Western World, Buddhism and Neuroscience, Stay True to Yourself with Christin Chong

Nov 19, 2021

01:00:49

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Compassion Accelerator

03:01

You're Just a Neuroscientific Being?

03:44

Are You Getting More Excited About Your Future?

02:12

Introduction

2min

I'm a Third Culture Kid

3min

Writer Passage - Is This Really Who You Are?

2min

Is There a Difference Between Asian Americans and Chinese Americans?

3min

How Did You Get Into Neuroscience?

6min

You're Just a Neuroscientific Being?

4min

The Hero Journey

3min

Do You Have a Routine on Buddhism?

5min

The Connection Between Buddhism and Neuroscience

5min

10.

Ayahuasca Retreat

2min

11.

What Motivated You to Go on a Psychedelic Retreat?

2min

12.

The Psychedelic Can Help You See the Vision or See Your Purpose

2min

13.

Psychedelic Experience

4min

14.

Compassion Accelerator

3min

15.

What I've Learned Through Writing a Passage

4min

16.

Maven's Course Accelerator

2min

17.

Honey Virtual Tea - The First Asian Law of Self Care

3min

18.

Honey Ritual Tea - A Mini Model About Tea Box

3min

19.

Are You Getting More Excited About Your Future?

2min

My guest today is Christin Chong. She is a neuroscientist at heart and enjoys investigating consciousness through the Buddhist lens. Christin's work history continues to evolve—from research in the lab to biotech marketing, to creating a delicious self-care tea for physical + mental health, to establish a community for accelerator compassion.

In today's episode, we discussed:

Our experience with Write of Passage Cohort 7 online writing course led by David Perell.
What's it feel like to be the Third Culture Kids/Adults?
How to deal with a multi-culture identity crisis?
The journey of moving to the US and a serendipitous chance to study neuroscience under a strict apprenticeship model
How does intuition help us make decisions? What's your hero's journey?
What's the difference between western and eastern Buddhism? What's the connection between Buddhism and neuroscience?
What's Alliance for Bhikkhunis? And what's Theravadan Buddhist tradition (e.g. four noble truths and noble eightfold path)?
The San Pedro psychedelic experience. How does psychedelic help us to have different perspectives about the world and clarify life purpose?
Why is meditation not the cure for every your problems?
What's the future of online courses to build the community?
Introduction to Compassion Accelerator and Honeyritual Tea

Books/Links mentioned in this episode:

Connect with Christin:

Christin's website
Christin's Twitter
Compassion Accelerator
Honeyritual Tea - CHIWI20 for 20% off (US customers only)

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