60 Days of Silence Revealed the Secret of the Universe to Him | Yung Pueblo
Lewis Howes talks with Yung Pueblo, who has meditated two hours a day since 2015, about what a 60-day silent retreat taught him about change, inner peace, relationships and self-worth.
The gist
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Yung Pueblo says his 60-day silent Vipassana retreat showed him that change happens at every level, and fighting it immediately creates stress.
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He outlines a four-stage process for designing your life: set an intention, turn it into actions, stay consistent, then let go and adapt.
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When stressed, he suggests grounding yourself in gratitude for basics like clean water, food and a roof, and telling people close to you.
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He credits meditation with saving his relationship, saying he proposed to Sarah two weeks after his first 10-day silent retreat.
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He says self-worth grows from aligning your nervous system, intuition and values, and his book Journey offers 365 daily reflections on these ideas.
"In the style of Vipassana that I practice, the 10-day is really an introduction... When the retreat was over, I could tell that undeniably my mind probably felt like 10, 15% lighter than it used to. And I was like, damn, that's big. That's a big result. So to me, I had to keep..."
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See all on the Vipassana page"A lot of people forget when life is hard is that they throw gratitude out the window... I have access to clean water. I have access to good food. I have a roof over my head... So, grounding yourself in gratitude can really help ease that tension."
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"This has been powerful, Diego. I appreciate it. I want people to get the book Journey: The Year That Changes Everything: 365 Daily Reflections to Build Self-Awareness and Inner Peace."
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"A lot of people forget when life is hard is that they throw gratitude out the window... I have access to clean water. I have access to good food. I have a roof over my head... S..."
Yung Pueblo
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"In the style of Vipassana that I practice, the 10-day is really an introduction... When the retreat was over, I could tell that undeniably my mind probably felt like 10, 15% lig..."
"You know why I like Substack? Because the internet is so based on the first few seconds of like, oh, can I get someone's attention? Substack is not like that. If someone's signi..."
"A lot of people forget when life is hard is that they throw gratitude out the window... I have access to clean water. I have access to good food. I have a roof over my head... S..."
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"This has been powerful, Diego. I appreciate it. I want people to get the book Journey: The Year That Changes Everything: 365 Daily Reflections to Build Self-Awareness and Inner ..."
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