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The Dalai Lama’s Guide To Happiness

Dan flies to Dharamsala, India to spend two weeks in the orbit of His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Over the course of the five-part series, we talk to His Holiness about practical strategies for thorny dilemmas, including: how to get along with difficult people; whether compassion can cut it in an often brutal world; why there is a self-interested case for not being a jerk; and how to create social connection in an era of disconnection. We also get rare insights from the Dalai Lama into everything from the mechanics of reincarnation to His Holiness’s own personal mediation practice. Listen to the five episodes below.

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Series Episodes

#538. The Dalai Lama’s Guide to Happiness | Part 1
January 2, 2023

#538. The Dalai Lama’s Guide to Happiness | Part 1

Dan flies to Dharamsala, India to spend two weeks in the orbit of His Holiness the Dalai Lama.

#539. The Cake Incident | Part 2 of The Dalai Lama’s Guide to Happiness
January 3, 2023

#539. The Cake Incident | Part 2 of The Dalai Lama’s Guide to Happiness

The Dalai Lama makes a risky move in the name of compassion, and the moment sends Dan into a kind of identity crisis.

#540. Wise Selfishness | Part 3 of The Dalai Lama’s Guide to Happiness
January 4, 2023

#540. Wise Selfishness | Part 3 of The Dalai Lama’s Guide to Happiness

Dan sits down with His Holiness, the Dalai Lama, and gets answers to many thorny questions, including: How can we get better at selfishness? And how do you deal with assholes?

#541. Is Reincarnation Real? | Part 4 of The Dalai Lama’s Guide to Happiness
January 5, 2023

#541. Is Reincarnation Real? | Part 4 of The Dalai Lama’s Guide to Happiness

We explore the connection between the Dalai Lama’s extraordinary capacity for compassion and his deep belief in a concept that can be hard for some Westerners to reckon with: rebirth.

#542. The Enlightened Mind | Part 5 of The Dalai Lama’s Guide to Happiness
January 6, 2023

#542. The Enlightened Mind | Part 5 of The Dalai Lama’s Guide to Happiness

We go deep on the Dalai Lama’s own meditation practice, and Dan shares his takeaways from the two weeks with His Holiness.

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