Metta Hour with Sharon Salzberg

Sharon Salzberg – Metta Hour Podcast

Sharon Salzberg is a meditation pioneer, world-renowned teacher, and New York Times bestselling author. She is one of the first to bring mindfulness and lovingkindness meditation to mainstream American culture over 45 years ago, inspiring generations of meditation teachers and wellness influencers. Sharon is co-founder of The Insight Meditation Society in Barre, MA, and the author of twelve books, including the New York Times bestseller, Real Happiness, now in its second edition, and her seminal work, Lovingkindness.

Her forthcoming release, Real Life: The Journey from Isolation to Openness and Freedom, is set for release in April of 2023 from Flatiron Books. Her podcast, The Metta Hour, has amassed five million downloads and features interviews with thought leaders from the mindfulness movement and beyond. www.sharonsalzberg.com

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Metta Hour with Sharon Salzberg – Ep. 8 – Love is Space

Love is Space “Develop a mind so filled with love that it resembles space.” Sharon uses this quote, from the Buddha, to emphasize the…

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Metta Hour with Sharon Salzberg – Ep. 7 – Aspirations

Aspirations What is it that we are really looking for from our lives, and do we have the ability to approach these aspirations with…

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Metta Hour with Sharon Salzberg – Ep. 6 – Foundations of Forgiveness

Foundations of Forgiveness Through Loving Kindness we sense our deep connection to the world around us. From that awareness arises compassion, which recognizes suffering,…

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Metta Hour with Sharon Salzberg – Ep. 5 – The Eightfold Path

The Eightfold Path Sharon is joined by her longtime friend, Raghu Markus, for a thoughtful and thorough discussion of the principles involved in the…

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Metta Hour with Sharon Salzberg – Ep. 4 – The Brahma Viharas

The Brahma Viharas Sharon discusses the four virtues, known within the Buddhist tradition as the Brahma Viharas, as well as the meditation practices designed…

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Metta Hour with Sharon Salzberg – Ep. 3 – Faith and Loving Kindness

Faith & Loving Kindness Within Buddhism, Faith is not held as a commodity but is actually experienced as a journey that we embark upon….

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Metta Hour with Sharon Salzberg – Ep. 2 – Meditation

In this talk, Sharon Salzberg centers on the practice of meditation and breathwork. Sharon opens by discussing a conversation she had with a publisher…

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Metta Hour with Sharon Salzberg – Ep. 1 – The Buddha Within

Sharon Salzberg considers the concept of the Buddha as a human being who had real questions much like our own; what Buddha discovered was…

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