[Unedited] Sharon Salzberg with Krista Tippett
On Being with Krista Tippett
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I've Loved You, Madda, You're So Young
Madda's first teacher was as in goenka, and the form was an intensive ten day immersion retreat. Madda: i walked into that compound never having meditated for one moment. I got to sit down and feel your breath, which i thought, that is so stupid. A wat, like 800 breaths, 900 breaths, before my mind wanders into my absolute astonishment. And it's another view of equanimity, which doesn't mean you don't care, but you have some perspective on things. It's where you can live, rather than being caught up in the presence of the visitor.
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