The Danny Miranda Podcast

#291: Cory Allen – Writing, Silence, Meditation, Modern Media, & The Buzz

Dec 21, 2022

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Non-Simultaneous Reality

01:18

Clarity: Understanding Your Mind's Assumptions Keeps You From Jumping to Conclusions

01:15

The Psychology of Procrastination

01:22

Are You Overwhelmed by All the World's Problems?

05:17

Introduction

2min

What's Changed Your Life Since February?

3min

Is There a Delineation Point to Enlightenment?

2min

The Geodesic Dome

2min

Non Simultaneous Interactive Happening Processing

5min

Are You Overwhelmed by All the World's Problems?

5min

Messages From a Meditation Teacher

2min

Isn't That in the Title of Your Instagram Name Yeah That's Just Metadata Hack

2min

How Your Writing Has Evolved?

2min

10.

Is Your Mind Full of Assumptions?

3min

11.

How Has Writing Transformed You as a Person?

5min

12.

Is There an Implication in That?

3min

13.

Letting Go of a Thought or a Character Trait

3min

14.

The Silence Piece of It

2min

15.

You Know I'm a Virtuosic Being and I've Become a Spiritual Being

4min

16.

Being a Vibrant Human Is Like a Healthy Thing

2min

17.

Do You Think Meditation Is Helpful for You?

5min

18.

I've Never Thought About Adding Elements of Identity

2min

19.

Is It Easier to Find Success or Not to Find Success?

4min

20.

What Is Success in That Context?

3min

21.

Why Comedy Hasn't Happened in Cinema?

5min

22.

The Problem With Being Manipulated Is That There's Multiple Dimensions of Things Happening All the Time

3min

23.

How Do You Control Perception?

3min

24.

Is There a Trigger From Something From Your Childhood?

2min

25.

Is There a Challenge That Comes to Mind?

5min

Cory Allen is a writer, meditator, and podcaster. He is the host of The Astral Hustle Podcast and the book Now Is the Way: An Unconventional Approach to Modern Mindfulness.

(0:00) Intro

(1:32) What’s Changed For Cory Since February?

(3:20) Living More Peace

(6:48) Experiencing vs. Intellectual Understanding

(14:43) If Overwhelmed, Do This

(19:05) Life As A Meditation Teacher

(21:52) How Writing Has Evolved

(26:33) Cory Breaking Down Tweet

(28:23) Writing’s Transformational Power

(34:28) How Age Impacts Creativity

(37:01) Letting Go

(39:22) Silence

(47:21) Surface Level To Deeper Connection

(48:20) Why Don’t We Do What’s Best For Us?

(53:01) Do It For The Buzz

(1:00:15) Modern Movies

(1:06:25) How Marketing Controls Your Consciousness

(1:11:21) People Watching

(1:14:10) Challenge

Cory's Links

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/heycoryallen/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/heycoryallen

Book: https://www.amazon.com/Now-Way-Unconventional-Approach-Mindfulness/dp/0525538046

Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/2tf5zuYsYkDVs5WT9fPq0F?si=b3df4e19e10a4ca9

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