Faces of CredibleMind: Dustin DiPerna
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Welcome back to our series, “Faces of CredibleMind.” Over the next few weeks, we are sharing interviews with our content contributors. You can learn about who they are, what inspires them, and their self-care practices. This includes actionable tips and practices you can do to positively affect your wellbeing.
Last time, we featured Ari Goldfield and Jennifer Stern. This week, we are featuring Dustin DiPerna, an author and meditation teacher. He is the Co-Editor-in-Chief at CredibleMind and expert on Meditation, Spirituality, and Positive Psychology. Learn more about Dustin’s passions below.
1. Who’s inspired you in the field of mental health and spiritual growth?
My two closest mentors are Ken Wilber and Daniel P. Brown. My personal relationship with both of them has changed my life. Ken taught me how to love other human beings through mere presence and how to think using frameworks that can integrate vast sums of human knowledge. From Dan I learned how to teach meditation and how to work inexhaustibly for the benefit of others.
2. What do you do as a personal practice to enhance your wellbeing?
When I was 18, I started a regular meditation practice — 21 years ago! I would sit twice a day, everyday. As my meditation practice matured, I learned practices for both sitting on the cushion and for everyday life off of a pillow. Meditation continues to be the core of my life. It’s created an unimaginable benefit in my life.
3. What resources in your field do you recommend? What resources are you using right now?
The best book I read this year was by an incredible Tibetan meditation teacher named Mingyur Rinpoche. The book is called In Love with the World.
I’ve also really been enjoying the meditative music of East Forest. I was on East Forest’s podcast here. For a deep dive into well-being and spirituality, I highly recommend you check out some of the other guests on his podcast as well.
4. Is there anything else you’d like our users to know about you?
Out of all the books I’ve written or edited, the two that I’m most proud of are Streams of Wisdom and Purpose Rising. Streams of Wisdom is a deep dive into advanced aspects of spiritual development. It synthesizes my learnings from my years studying with Ken Wilber and Daniel P. Brown. Purpose Rising curates the work of the leaders of today’s purpose movement. It’s rare to find such a diverse array of wisdom about purpose in one place.
5. How can people learn more about you?
Find more about me at www.dustindiperna.com or on Facebook.
For more about Dustin, visit his CredibleMind page.
