Light Watkins is an expert meditation and spiritual teacher who gave up all his earthly possessions 5 years ago (save what he could fit into a small backpack) and proceeded to travel the world giving talks on happiness, mindfulness, and meditation. Today he joins me to talk about cultivating inner happiness and how to live a more meaningful, purpose-driven life. To read more about Light and peruse the full show notes, go here👉🏾https://bit.ly/richroll768 ✌🏼🌱 - Rich LISTEN / SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST Apple Podcasts: http://bit.ly/rrpitunes Spotify: http://bit.ly/rrpspotify Google: http://bit.ly/rrpgooglepods ROKA - GET 20% OFF YOUR FIRST ORDER: https://www.roka.com/pages/richroll?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=youtube&utm_campaign=youtube-2307-rxsun-general-reco-richroll-endurance&utm_content=richroll Meal Planner: http://meals.richroll.com Voicing Change Book: http://richroll.com/vc Clips Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/RichRollPodcastClips Newsletter: http://bit.ly/rollcallemail CONNECT WITH RICH ✩ Website - http://richroll.com​ ✩ Rich Roll Podcast - https://richroll.com/all-episodes/ ✩ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/richroll/ ✩ Twitter - https://twitter.com/richroll ✩ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/richrollfans ✩ Strava - https://www.strava.com/athletes/14443?oq=rich ✩ Memoir: Finding Ultra - https://www.richroll.com/shop/books/finding-ultra/ ✩ Meals - http://meals.richroll.com​ ✩ Cook - The Plantpower Way - https://www.richroll.com/shop/books/the-plantpower-way-signed/ ✩ Italian! - The Plantpower Way: Italia - https://www.richroll.com/shop/books/the-plantpower-way-italia-signed/ ✩ Support - https://www.patreon.com/richroll FILMED AND EDITED BY BLAKE CURTIS & DAN DRAKE https://www.dandrake333.com/ 00:00:00 Intro 00:02:04 Spiritual minimalism 00:11:30 Finding Purpose through Curiosity 00:15:15 Listening to the Still Small Voice 00:23:07 The Rubik's Cube revelation 00:24:45 Following curiosity and trusting the heart 00:26:37 Ad Break 00:27:35 No throwaway moments 00:32:09 The lucky escape 00:33:07 Surrendering to choicelessness 00:36:34 Split testing your internal voice 00:43:09 The importance of acting on the voice 00:43:29 Aligning heart voice with values 00:52:44 The $4000 book deadline 00:54:20 Discipline and honesty 00:57:41 The power of saying yes to scary things 01:02:03 The birthday commitments 01:03:10 Scaling back and focusing energy 01:05:11 Living with minimal possessions 01:12:25 Ownership and Reckoning 01:13:21 Cultivating Inner Happiness 01:15:26 Living with Less 01:21:38 The podcasting journey 01:22:55 Rosa Parks moment 01:29:59 The difference between drama and adventure 01:33:16 Living for Two 01:33:46 Finding Your Purpose 01:36:35 Making Difficult Decisions 01:41:46 The benefits of aimless walking 01:45:25 Abstaining from alcohol for self awareness 01:48:01 Creating sustainable habits through gradual change 01:53:04 The book design and concept 01:53:35 The interactive reading experience 01:54:25 Closing remarks and future appearances * * * * * NEW TO RICH? Hi I'm Rich Roll. I'm a vegan ultra-endurance athlete, author, podcaster, public speaker & wellness evangelist. But mainly I'm a dad of four. If you want to know more, visit my website or check out these two the NY Times articles: http://bit.ly/otillonyt http://bit.ly/vegansglam I LOVE MAIL! SEND IT HERE: 2630 Conejo Spectrum St. Thousand Oaks, CA 91320 #richroll #richrollpodcast