Featuring a Q&A with special guest Sharon Salzberg, Joseph Goldstein shares the beauty of having a wholesome mind rather than a mind that clings.
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This time on Insight Hour, Joseph & Sharon explore:
- How all practice is in service of non-clinging
- Attachment to the pleasant and aversion to the unpleasant
- Types of speech to avoid: gossip and useless talk
- Speaking in a way that unites people rather than divides them
- Shifting our focus and delighting in positive outcomes
- Seeing the beauty of the dharma, the beauty of a wholesome mind
- Deepening our relationship with ourselves and our emotions
“I made an experiment for a period of time where I wasn’t going to speak to someone about someone else. 95% of my speech was eliminated. It was astounding to me how much of my speech was about that. It’s not to say that’s never appropriate, or that speaking about others in a certain context is always unskillful, but sometimes it is. The Buddha gave a very succinct guideline. He said: ‘Speak in a way that unites people rather than divides people.” –Joseph Goldstein
About Sharon Salzberg:
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 podcast, The Metta Hour, has amassed five million downloads and features interviews with thought leaders from the mindfulness movement and beyond. Learn more about Sharon and her books at www.sharonsalzberg.com and check out Insight Meditation Society.
This talk was given at the Insight Meditation Society and distributed by Dharma Seed
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