Sharon Salzberg, a prominent meditation teacher and New York Times best-selling author, dives into the essence of living authentically. She discusses how to be your own best friend and the challenges of self-love within Buddhist teachings. Exploring the notion of receiving love, she emphasizes that it's often harder than giving it. Each topic unfolds the complexities of mindfulness, compassion, and genuine connections, especially post-pandemic. Sharon's insights redefine how we engage with ourselves and others, paving the way for deeper emotional awareness.
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Authenticity and Connection
Authenticity involves genuine connection with yourself and others, not just frankness.
It's about slowing down, being present, and acting with intention, especially in challenging times.
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Practice Deeper Kindness
Strive for deeper kindness, even in small actions like rereading emails before sending.
Consider how your words might affect the recipient and edit accordingly.
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Genuineness and Values
Qualities like loving-kindness can become genuine expressions of oneself.
This happens when we move beyond societal expectations and connect with our true values.
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Finding Your Way is a collection of inspiring entries that guide readers toward inner peace and hope. The book includes reflections, quotes, conversations, and practical meditation tips, all presented with serene four-color illustrations. It encourages self-acceptance, kindness, and ease, reminding readers that they are always on their own right path.
Lovingkindness
The Revolutionary Art of Happiness
Sharon Salzberg
In this inspiring book, Sharon Salzberg shows how the Buddhist path of lovingkindness can help us discover the radiant, joyful heart within each of us. Drawing on Buddhist teachings, wisdom stories from various traditions, her personal experiences, and guided meditation exercises, Salzberg teaches how to cultivate the four 'heavenly abodes' of traditional Buddhism: love, compassion, sympathetic joy, and equanimity. The book emphasizes the importance of self-love and acceptance as a foundation for extending these caring feelings to all beings, and it provides practical instructions for meditation and real-life practices to achieve true happiness and genuine compassion for others[1][4][5].
How We Live Is How We Die
Pema Chödrön
Real Life
Sharon Salzberg
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One of the most prominent western meditation teachers talks about how to take gauzy concepts and operationalize them in your actual life.
A towering figure in the meditation world, Sharon Salzberg is a prominent teacher & New York Times best-selling author. She has played a crucial role bringing mindfulness and lovingkindness practices to the West.
Sharon co-founded the Insight Meditation Society (IMS) alongside Joseph Goldstein and Jack Kornfield and is the author of nine books, including Lovingkindness, Real Happiness, and the most recent Finding Your Way: Meditations, Thoughts, and Wisdom for Living an Authentic Life. Sharon lives in New York City and teaches around the world.
In this episode we talk about:
What Sharon means by “an authentic life”
Learning to be your own BFF
How the notion of self-love squares with the Buddhist notion of emptiness
Why it can be harder to receive love and help than to give it
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