Are you someone who constantly seeks to go above and beyond, setting high standards for yourself?

Join us as we delve into the fascinating world of overachievers with Ven Damcho and explore the intricate dynamics that drive their relentless pursuit of success.

? Explore the hidden manifestations of overachieving and learn how to recognise them.
? Harness pain as a catalyst for success and avoid the traps that lead to more pain.
⚖️ Find your centre amidst the Eight Worldly Winds.
✨ 4 essential aspects of striving skillfully.

Transcript: http://bit.ly/hol-pod-ep-30

About our guest:
Venerable Thubten Damcho is a Buddhist nun residing at Sravasti Abbey, one of the first Tibetan Buddhist training monasteries in the United States. Born and raised in Singapore, she graduated from Princeton University in 2006 and worked as a high school teacher and public policy analyst in the Singapore government before returning to the U.S. to take novice ordination in 2013. She tells her story in The Straits Times Singapore.

Venerable Damcho's monastic life is rich and varied. She serves as assistant to Sravasti Abbey’s founder, author and well-known Buddhist teacher Venerable Thubten Chodron. Her other responsibilities range from translating Chinese texts into English to removing weeds from the Abbey's 300-acre property. Venerable Damcho has given Dharma talks in Spokane, Idaho, California, India, and Singapore. She was the Chinese-English interpreter at a full ordination program in Taiwan in 2019, and has studied Tibetan through Maitripa College and with other teachers since 2017.

Timestamps:
[00:00:16] Introductions
[00:01:34] Do you consider yourself an overachiever?
[00:05:03] Recognising one’s overachieving tendencies & manifestations
[00:10:57] Pain leading to more pain. Pain leads to less pain.
[00:12:57] Finding one’s centre amidst the Eight Worldly Winds
[00:17:02] Internal and External Drivers of Skillful and Unskillful Striving
[00:28:15] Finding a balance between Striving and Contentment
[00:31:47] Internal signpost for skilful striving
[00:33:40] Understanding the competitive mind
[00:36:48] Sympathetic Joy as an Antidote to Jealousy and Arrogance
[00:40:18] Aspects of Skillful Striving - Aspiration, Reflection, Joy, Rest


Special thanks to our sponsors:
Buddhist Youth Network, Lim Soon Kiat, Alvin Chan, Tan Key Seng, Soh Hwee Hoon, Geraldine Tay, Venerable You Guang, Wilson Ng, Diga, Joyce, Tan Jia Yee, Joanne, Suñña, Shuo Mei, Arif, Bernice, Wee Teck, Andrew Yam, Kan Rong Hui, Wei Li Quek, Shirley Shen, Ezra, Joanne Chan, Hsien Li Siaw, Gillian Ang, Loo Tiong Ngee.

Editor and transcriber of this episode: Tee Ke Hui, Cheryl Cheah, Koh Kai Xin

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