The Myth of the Perfect Meditator with podcaster Jay Shetty

How long w did you do the monk thing? Three years. And why'd you quit? Yeah. Like why did you decide to come in? It's like asking someone why did you get divorced. No, no, no. It's a g it's a good question, but I'm saying like that's what It felt like a divorce. Like that's how it felt.

Everybody keeps telling me that I need to do more yoga, that I need to meditate more, that I need to embrace all these ancient philosophies to help me manage in this modern world. Sure, that's good. And I went to a yoga class and somebody yelled at me because I took their mat. And at the end of the day, what's so wrong with the modern world? I mean, I can disconnect by zoning out in front of Netflix just fine. In fact, I find it super relaxing. What's the right balance? That's why I sat down with Jay Shetty. He's the host of the podcast on purpose, and he has spent a career helping people find peace, tranquility, and purpose in our modern world. He actually did live in a temple as a monk for three years. before leaving that life to return to our magical and wonderful modern society. We really got into it. I expected to have a deeply philosophical conversation with him.

But what we got was actually Quite practical. This Is a bit of optimism. Two questions.

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