Pete Wright

Yeah, but that's not a heavenly virtue restraint.

Yeah, but that's not a heavenly virtue restraint.

You spend a lot of time at Ralph's, yeah. What's interesting about the way you said this is that patience doesn't necessarily have to be a passive response. Patience isn't just standing there. Patience can be an active internal journey to do something which is not get provoked. What happens if patience becomes active?

You spend a lot of time at Ralph's, yeah. What's interesting about the way you said this is that patience doesn't necessarily have to be a passive response. Patience isn't just standing there. Patience can be an active internal journey to do something which is not get provoked. What happens if patience becomes active?

Well, maybe it's all in the same bucket, but maybe that's what it is. I feel like mindfulness, then it becomes mindfully aware of where I am in space and the interactions that I have with people around me. And I can exacerbate difficult situations by being aggressive. Or I can actively choose not to act in a way that would make things worse. I think that's the interesting thing about it.

Well, maybe it's all in the same bucket, but maybe that's what it is. I feel like mindfulness, then it becomes mindfully aware of where I am in space and the interactions that I have with people around me. And I can exacerbate difficult situations by being aggressive. Or I can actively choose not to act in a way that would make things worse. I think that's the interesting thing about it.

A type of kindness. Yeah, yeah, yeah. So kindness, another of the heavenly virtues. You know, I mean, kindness, friendliness, consideration. It is seen as the antidote to envy. And it is really a central theme in many religious teachings, right? It's a banger in spiritual circles. That's what the Pope says. Kindness is a banger.

A type of kindness. Yeah, yeah, yeah. So kindness, another of the heavenly virtues. You know, I mean, kindness, friendliness, consideration. It is seen as the antidote to envy. And it is really a central theme in many religious teachings, right? It's a banger in spiritual circles. That's what the Pope says. Kindness is a banger.

Unto you. Throughout history, kindness has been used to foster community and social cohesion. Foster, yep. What do you think about that? Like social cohesion encourages people to act selflessly and consider the well-being of others.

Unto you. Throughout history, kindness has been used to foster community and social cohesion. Foster, yep. What do you think about that? Like social cohesion encourages people to act selflessly and consider the well-being of others.

How then do you see kindness and patience? The dynamic duo of passive goodwill. Yep. How do you see these things motivating and constraining modern culture?

How then do you see kindness and patience? The dynamic duo of passive goodwill. Yep. How do you see these things motivating and constraining modern culture?

He gives away a bunch of stuff.

He gives away a bunch of stuff.

What's interesting is I think you're actually describing Vipassana. What? Have you ever heard of Vipassana? No. What? Vipassana? Can you spell it? Vipassana. Can I spell Vipassana? Yeah. V-I-P-A-S-S-A-N-A.

What's interesting is I think you're actually describing Vipassana. What? Have you ever heard of Vipassana? No. What? Vipassana? Can you spell it? Vipassana. Can I spell Vipassana? Yeah. V-I-P-A-S-S-A-N-A.

M-I-S-S-I-S-S-I-P-P-I. Fair enough. Go ahead. So Vipassana is an ancient Indian meditation technique. Okay. Okay. And... It's, it's why I mean, like 2500 years old, this, this thing, Vipassana, and it is a practice of transformation through self observation. or just general observation of the world.

M-I-S-S-I-S-S-I-P-P-I. Fair enough. Go ahead. So Vipassana is an ancient Indian meditation technique. Okay. Okay. And... It's, it's why I mean, like 2500 years old, this, this thing, Vipassana, and it is a practice of transformation through self observation. or just general observation of the world.

So it focuses on the deep connection between mind and body and curiosity about that experience and what you're seeing, what you're taking in from your senses. And it encourages exploration there. So Vipassana meditation is a meditation of curiosity. I interviewed a Vipassana expert on a different show. And it was fascinating because on the surface...

So it focuses on the deep connection between mind and body and curiosity about that experience and what you're seeing, what you're taking in from your senses. And it encourages exploration there. So Vipassana meditation is a meditation of curiosity. I interviewed a Vipassana expert on a different show. And it was fascinating because on the surface...