Metta Hour with Sharon Salzberg Ep. 295 – Caverly Morgan
Sep 15, 2026
Caverly Morgan, an awakening teacher, author, and nonprofit founder, joins a conversation on her eight years in a silent Zen monastery, the leap into teaching mindfulness to teenagers, and the meeting point of Zen and non-duality. They explore presence, inquiry, self-compassion, collective awakening, her CARE framework, and making liberation accessible through community.
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Zen Points Beyond Words To Undivided Reality
- Caverly Morgan sees Zen as freshness, aliveness, and direct experience beyond words.
- Non-duality describes reality as an indivisible whole rather than separate subjects and objects.
Attention Turns Conditioning Into Choice
- Zen trained Caverly Morgan to direct attention and recognize conditioning, while disciplined observation created choices beyond habitual suffering.
- Practice involved noticing negative self-talk, disidentifying from it, and returning to an inner compassionate mentor.
From Mindfulness To Awareness Of Awareness
- Caverly Morgan’s practice evolved from placing attention in the present to recognizing awareness itself.
- Non-dual inquiry shifted her focus from identifying what she was not toward exploring the deeper nature of presence.
