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. 19 – Greed, Hatred, and Delusion
Greed, Hatred, and Delusion: Sharon outlines a few of the more powerful conditioned forces that can often motivate and form the basis for our…
Metta Hour with Sharon Salzberg – Ep. 18 – Balance
An exploration of the potential role of balance in bringing liberation from the tyranny of the form of practice, by looking beyond the various…
Metta Hour with Sharon Salzberg – Ep. 17 – Doubt
Doubt is essentially a form of indecision, a crossroads at which we are hesitant to move in any specific direction. It can be truly…
Metta Hour with Sharon Salzberg – Ep. 16 – Perspective
There are so many events that occur completely unbeknownst to us throughout our day-to-day lives. Our understanding changes when we discover that the possibility…
Metta Hour with Sharon Salzberg – Ep. 15 – Three Visionary Statements of the Buddha
Sharon analyzes a few of the great sage’s three visionary statements in an effort to illuminate the practical truth therein. Whether interpreted through text…
Metta Hour with Sharon Salzberg – Ep. 14 – Buddhist Personality Type and the Wisdom of Trust
Sharon sits down for a Metta Hour meetup with Raghu Markus and Noah Lampert to discuss the Buddhist Personality Types, the all-consuming qualities of…
Metta Hour with Sharon Salzberg – Ep. 13 – Real Happiness at Work
What does real happiness actually feel like, and how can we embody the essence with clarity and compassion? Sharon provides a detailed exploration of…
Metta Hour with Sharon Salzberg – Ep. 12 – Concentration & Insight
Concentration & Insight We often experience ourselves as a fragmented and scattered assimilation of thoughts and emotions. How can we gather this fractured energy…
Metta Hour with Sharon Salzberg – Ep. 11 – Open Your Heart In Paradise Q&A
Sharon responds to a variety of questions at the 2010 Open Your Heart in Paradise retreat. Topics discussed include the necessity and desire for…