Aubrey Marcus Podcast

AMP #196 Shinzen Young On The Mathematics Of Happiness

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Mar 20, 2019
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INSIGHT

Suffering Is Pain x Resistance

  • Suffering equals pain multiplied by resistance, not just pain alone.
  • Reducing resistance through mindfulness reduces suffering dramatically.
ANECDOTE

Resistance Amplifies Suffering

  • Aubrey Marcus shares how resistance causes more suffering before sickness than the actual illness.
  • The anticipation of pain often causes greater suffering than the pain itself.
INSIGHT

Equanimity's Dual Metaphors

  • Equanimity can be metaphorically seen as both creating and collapsing distance from pain.
  • Both metaphors describe the same effect: not being vulnerable to suffering.
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