429: Bob Thurman on How to Find Bliss

<p>Bob Thurman is a professor of Indo-Tibetan Buddhist Studies in the Department of Religion at Columbia University.&nbsp;He’s also the President of the Tibet House US, a nonprofit organization dedicated to the preservation and promotion of Tibetan civilization.&nbsp;He’s also the President of the American Institute of Buddhist Studies.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>In this episode, Bob and Eric discuss his book,&nbsp;<a href="https://bookshop.org/a/16850/9781401943431" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Wisdom is Bliss:&nbsp;Four Friendly Fun Facts That Can Change Your Life</em></a></p><p>But wait – there’s more! The episode is not quite over!! We continue the conversation and you can access this exclusive content right in your podcast player feed.&nbsp;<a href="https://oneyoufeed.net/support" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Head over to our Patreon page and pledge to donate just $10 a month.&nbsp;</a>It’s that simple and we’ll give you good stuff as a thank you!</p><p>In This Interview, Bob Thurman and I Discuss How to Find Bliss and …</p><ul><li>His book:&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="https://bookshop.org/a/16850/9781401943431" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Wisdom is Bliss:&nbsp;Four Friendly Fun Facts That Can Change Your Life</em></a></li><li>How our civilization is based on fear</li><li>The wisdom in the bliss view is that reality is good and that you get back what you put into it.</li><li>The Four Friendly Fun Facts he renamed from the four noble truths</li><li>How altruism strengthens our sense of self-worth</li><li>To be noble means you become more “we” oriented than “me” oriented</li><li>The deepest level of reality is love, abundance, energy</li><li>First Friendly Fact is to take responsibility to understand our ultimate reality or we will suffer</li><li>Second Friendly Fact is the diagnosis- to understand that we are not the center of everything</li><li>Third Friendly Fact is the prognosis or needing to unlearn and opening ourselves to what we really are</li><li>Fourth Friendly