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BITESIZE | How to Feel Calm, Present and Happy (Even When Things Don't Go Your Way) | Haemin Sunim

Zen Buddhist teacher and author Haemin Sunim discusses how we always have a choice in how we interpret and respond to life's challenges, even when things don't go our way. This bitesize episode, drawn from a longer conversation, explores the crucially important notion that difficult times offer opportunities for growth and unexpected joy.

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We Always Have a Choice in How We Interpret Challenges

Even when external circumstances are beyond our control, we always have agency in how we interpret and respond to what happens to us.

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Highlights

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Difficult Times Offer Opportunities for Growth and Unexpected Joy

Adversity and unexpected setbacks contain hidden opportunities for personal growth and surprising moments of joy if we look for them.

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Editorial

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Calm and Presence Are Possible Even When Things Go Wrong

Haemin Sunim teaches that feeling calm and present is achievable regardless of external circumstances or outcomes.

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References

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When Things Don't Go Your Way: Zen Wisdom for Difficult Times — Haemin Sunim — Haemin's latest book, addressing how to navigate adversity with wisdom

Misc

✧Haemin Sunim is a Zen Buddhist teacher with two Sunday Times bestselling books

✧This is a bitesize clip from the longer episode 476 conversation

✧The core teaching: we always have agency in how we interpret our circumstances

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