Ready to begin or deepen your meditation practice? Join Dan Harris and world-class meditation teachers on the 10% with Dan Harris app here: https://app.danharris.com/membership We're about a month out from the midterms, and if you're one of the many people who's been finding it hard to sleep, hard to focus, hard to not doom-scroll, this episode is for you. Dan and a beloved Buddhist teacher take questions live from the Ten Percent Happier app community about how to stay engaged with the world without becoming totally undone by it. Pascal Auclair has been immersed in Buddhist practice since 1997 and is a co-founding teacher of True North Insight. He's one of our most beloved teachers on the 10% with Dan Harris app. Fair warning: this is a live subscriber Q&A, so the format is loose and the political frame is direct. In this episode: – Karen's question: how do you dance among outrage, action, frustration, depression, and even schadenfreude? – Why "coming back to breathing" is the actual first Buddhist instruction (and it's not woo-woo) – The Buddha lived in an equally chaotic era, and here's what he did with it – "Attention sovereignty" — the war on your attention as its own kind of war – Beauty as skill, not denial – Pamela's question: do Buddhists believe in karma? Will the bad guys ever get theirs? – Karma as intentions and responses (not cosmic vending machine) – Dan on karma, Trump, and the only mind you can actually take responsibility for – Was America ever great? A conversation about the founding fathers as an object lesson in "nobody is all one thing" – Samsara as the wider frame — messy the whole time, everywhere – Teresa's question: are we becoming passive observers on the cushion? – Pascal on going to demonstrations, art exhibits, and writing officials — meditation as a starting point, not a substitute – Bruce's question: how much news is too much? – Sebene Selassie's "no news before noon" policy (and why she isn't Barack Obama) – Reading the news as an act of love — the frame shift that changes everything – Bea's question: should you consume from people you disagree with? – Dan's list of center-right sources he actually reads – Pascal on choosing sources by intention, not just political direction – Debbie's question: how to support a hypervigilant, sleep-deprived journalist husband – Why "you can't pour from an empty cup" is a cliché for a reason Subscribe to watch more 10% Happier videos: https://www.youtube.com/tenpercenthappier Follow Dan Harris on Social Media: https://www.instagram.com/danharris/ https://www.tiktok.com/@danbharris https://www.facebook.com/DanHarrisABC https://twitter.com/danbharris https://www.linkedin.com/in/dan-harris-91ba5716b/ #10PercentHappier #PascalAuclair #PoliticalAnxiety