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. 35 – The Path
“We try to remember rather than overlook it, that the path begins here and is essential”- Gautama Buddha, on the first aspect of the…
Metta Hour with Sharon Salzberg – Ep. 34 – Taking Refuge
Taking Refuge A welcome explanation of what it truly means to seek refuge in the Buddha, the Dharma, and the Sangha. Likening refuge to…
Metta Hour with Sharon Salzberg – Ep. 33 – Three Skills of Meditation
Sharon offers an overview of the context in which we practice, providing insight and instruction for some of the basic tenements of meditation. These…
Metta Hour with Sharon Salzberg – Ep. 32 – Rapture
Piti is the Pali word for rapture, defined as enthusiasm or a sense of zeal that is often characterized by feelings of happiness, delight,…
Metta Hour with Sharon Salzberg – Ep. 31 – Sympathetic Joy Pt. 2
Sharon discusses some of the more common obstacles to sympathetic joy and offers methods that promote both the practice and sustainability of this quality….
Metta Hour with Sharon Salzberg – Ep. 30 – Sympathetic Joy Pt. 1
Sharon explains the specific form of joy that comes from taking genuine delight in the happiness of others. Engaging in this practice challenges our…
Metta Hour with Sharon Salzberg – Ep. 29 – Equanimity and Faith
Sharon describes the spacious realm of equanimity and its role in cultivating and preserving an abiding sense of faith. When we can maintain a…
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…