Practical advice from a straight-talking former criminal and occasionally profane Dharma teacher.

Vinny Ferarro has practiced insight meditation (vipassanā) since the mid-90s. He's the Guiding Teacher of the Big Heart City Sangha in San Francisco and has led a weekly sitting group for almost two decades.

As a fully empowered Dharma Teacher through Spirit Rock/IMS, he has taught residential retreats at various centers and currently leads Spirit Rock's Year to Live course.

This episode originally dropped in May of 2024, but we're re-posting it because it was one of our most successful episodes.

In this episode we talk about:

Alignment
Vinny's concept of "flashing your basic goodness"
Noting practice
The deep satisfaction in not seeking satisfaction
Redirecting awareness
Being an "empathetic witness" for yourself
When to opt for distraction
Not taking what's not yours
Vinny's ancestor practice
What is the connection between seeing our family patterns and not taking what is not ours?
How loyal have we been to our suffering?

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