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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Most Recent Sharon Salzberg Metta Hour Podcasts
Metta Hour with Sharon Salzberg – Ep. 28 – Training Attention: Metta
“The tableaux of the meditative process may not look the way we think it should look.” Identifying and acknowledging our habitual thought patterns is…
Metta Hour with Sharon Salzberg – Ep. 27 – Introduction to Metta
This introduction to Metta gives insight into letting go of our negative state of mind, by cultivating kindness within. “It is the truth that…
Metta Hour with Sharon Salzberg – Ep. 26 – Going Home
“After some time I realized that what I was doing was trying to do my practice and make it work. Instead of just doing…
Metta Hour with Sharon Salzberg – Ep. 25 – Compassion, Sympathetic Joy and Equanimity
“There are many things in this world that are outside of our control. Realizing that should not diminish our efforts. It’s what empowers our…
Metta Hour with Sharon Salzberg – Ep. 24 – Proximity (featuring Raghu Markus)
“We have compassion for someone, but it doesn’t mean we like them. Doesn’t mean we approve of them or that we are not going…
Metta Hour with Sharon Salzberg – Ep. 23 – Practicing in the World
“So many unexpected ups and downs. Who can describe them? Isn’t life like a series of dreams? Within a vast dreamlike mirage.” – Khenpo…
Metta Hour with Sharon Salzberg – Ep. 22 – The Cloud of Delusion
“In delusion, we place our hearts on not noticing. Being in that stupor, being in a fog. Not seeing the truth of things. Somehow…
Metta Hour with Sharon Salzberg – Ep. 21 – Suffering as an Opening to Faith
“There is something quite magical that happens that’s like alchemy. It’s like purification where one takes the suffering and somehow born out of it…
Metta Hour with Sharon Salzberg – Ep. 20 – The Five Hindrances
“The mind is naturally radiant and pure. The mind is shining. It is because of visiting forces that we suffer” – Gautama Buddha Sharon…