Podcast Summary
Cultivating Equanimity through Meditation: Meditation helps us develop a balanced and impartial mind by focusing on bodily sensations and emotions without judgment, leading to wise discernment and appropriate responses.
Through meditation, specifically focusing on the quality of equanimity, we can develop a more balanced and impartial mind. During this practice, we become aware of our bodily sensations and emotions without judgment, allowing for wise discernment and appropriate responses to various life situations. By regularly checking our mind's attitude and noticing reactivity or non-reactivity, we can strengthen and deepen our equanimity. Listeners of the 10% Happier podcast, through Wondery Plus, can access guided meditations like this one from Joseph Goldstein to help in their equanimity practice.
Practicing mindfulness meditation can lead to greater mental peace and overall happiness: Mindfulness meditation, as guided, helps develop a non-reactive mindset, observing experiences with pleasantness, unpleasantness, or neutrality, leading to mental peace and happiness. Try the 10% Happier app for various meditation lengths and support teachers. New subscribers: use 10% com slash extra for a discount.
Practicing mindfulness meditation, as guided in the session, can help us develop a non-reactive and open mindset towards our experiences, allowing us to observe them with a sense of pleasantness, unpleasantness, or neutrality. This practice can lead to greater mental peace and overall happiness. The 10% Happier app offers various meditation lengths to help deepen your practice, and your subscription supports the teachers who dedicate their time to teaching these skills. For new subscribers, there's a special discount available by visiting 10% com slash extra. If you're already a subscriber, thank you for your support. Remember, mindfulness practice can be life-changing. Additionally, if you enjoy the podcast, consider listening early and ad-free by joining Wondery Plus or becoming a Prime member. Don't forget to fill out a short survey at Wondery.com/survey to tell us about yourself. Lastly, if you travel often, using a Delta Amex card can help you save on flights and ensure that being apart doesn't keep you from experiencing new adventures together. Take advantage of the 15% discount on Delta flights for card members, but keep in mind that it doesn't apply to partner operated flights or taxes and fees. In the early 2000s, reality competition shows like Kid Nation became popular, but it's essential to remember that the true value lies in the present moment and the skills we cultivate within ourselves, such as mindfulness, compassion, and understanding.
The Swan: A Reality Show Gone Wrong: Reality TV's pursuit of perfection can lead to objectification, exploitation, and harm. The Swan, a failed beauty transformation show, serves as a cautionary tale.
Our fascination with reality TV and the pursuit of perfection can lead to disturbing outcomes. On The Big Flop podcast, we explored the failed reality show, The Swan. The Swan promised a dream opportunity for women to undergo physical transformations and compete in a beauty pageant. However, the show quickly turned into a nightmare. The participants were isolated, berated, and underwent invasive surgeries. This social experiment, which was meant to be empowering, instead became a horrifying display of objectification and competition. It's a reminder that behind the glamour and entertainment of reality TV lies a potential for harm and exploitation. As we continue to consume and engage with these shows, it's important to question the intentions and consequences behind them. Listen to The Big Flop on the Wondery app or wherever you get your podcasts for more explorations of pop culture fails.