A Buddhist Compass To Direct You Toward Happiness | Beth Upton

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The happiness recipe from ancient Buddhist psychology. Beth Upton has been teaching meditation since 2014. Before that she spent ten years as a Buddhist nun, five of them in Burma under the guidance of Pa Auk Sayadaw. She currently leads Sanditthika Meditation Community in the caves of Almeria, Southern Spain.  In this episode we talk about: The Buddhist Abhidhamma, which Beth calls “particle physics for the mind”   Why she’s interested in the broader teaching of Kusala (happy mind states) Practical ways to design our lives to get more Kusala The beautiful qualities of mind that all co-arise in a moment of Kusala  How we get tripped up in the realm of the “unwholesome” How Beth navigates Kusala and Akusala in her day to day life Related Episodes: The Profound Upsides of Mortality | Nikki Mirghafori, PhD Join Dan’s online community here Follow Dan on social: Instagram, TikTok Subscribe to our YouTube Channel To advertise on the show, contact [email protected] or visit https://advertising.libsyn.com/10HappierwithDanHarris