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Metta Hour with Sharon Salzberg

By: Be Here Now Network
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  • The Sharon Salzberg Metta Hour features Buddhist philosophy in a practical, common sense vernacular. Sharon’s natural wisdom, sense of humor and the ease with which she translates these teachings forge an intimate connection with the listener. From everyday experiences to pithy revelations, each podcast is a journey on the path of self-discovery.


    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. www.sharonsalzberg.com

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  • Ep. 236 – Sameet Kumar
    Mar 26 2024

    For episode 236, Sharon is in conversation with Sameet Kumar, Ph.D. Sameet is the clinical psychologist for the Memorial Cancer Institute.

    Sameet specializes in working with cancer patients and their caregivers. He is the author of Grieving Mindfully, The Mindful Path Through Worry and Rumination. He is part of a new anthology, coming out in May of 2024 from New Harbinger Publications, How to Grieve What We’ve Lost.

    In this episode, Sharon and Sameet discuss:

    • How Sameet came to grief counseling
    • American culture’s denial of the first noble truth
    • The human experience of pain/pleasure
    • Grief is whatever it is to you
    • The non-existent timeline for grief
    • Widening the scope of what losses affect us
    • The tools of ACT, CBT and Mindfulness for grief
    • Sameet’s new anthology book
    • Dampening the grief stress response
    • Sameet’s support of COVID front-line workers
    • Working with add-ons
    • The role of Ram Dass in Sameet’s life

    Sameet closes the conversation with a guided meditation on the refuge tree. You can learn more about Sameet’s work right here.

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    1 hr and 6 mins
  • Ep. 235 – Suneel Gupta
    Mar 11 2024

    For episode 235, Sharon speaks with Suneel Gupta.

    Suneel is a bestselling author, renowned speaker, Harvard Medical School visiting scholar, and host of a global documentary series. He studies leaders around the world to discover and share simple, actionable habits that lift our performance, deepen our state of well-being, and guide us further into our dharma. His latest book, “Everyday Dharma: Eight Essential Practices for Finding Success and Joy in Everything You Do” was released in the Fall of 2023 from Harper Collins.

    In this episode, Suneel and Sharon discuss:

    • Suneel’s definition of dharma
    • How we express our core truth
    • Dr King’s Street Sweeper story
    • Suneel’s life path with failure
    • The wisdom of Suneel’s Grandfather
    • Suneel’s journey of identity as a brown-skinned man
    • Writing as a therapeutic form
    • Arrival fallacy
    • Eight pillars of Suneel’s book Everyday Dharma
    • The path is cyclical, not linear
    • Dharma as the bedrock on your life
    • How Suneel defines success
    • Asking what makes you come alive?
    • Howard Thurman’s wisdom
    • Tuning into space
    • Vulnerability promoting connection

    Suneel closes the conversation with a short reading from his book. You can learn more about Suneel’s work and get a copy of Everyday Dharma on his website.

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    1 hr and 1 min
  • Ep. 234 – Dan Harris
    Feb 26 2024

    For episode 234, Sharon speaks with author and podcast host, Dan Harris.

    Dan is the author of the #1 New York Times best-selling memoir, 10% Happier, about a fidgety, skeptical news anchor who finds meditation. He’s also the host of the Ten Percent Happier podcast and the co-founder of the Ten Percent Happier meditation app. For 21 years, he worked at ABC News, where he anchored such shows as Nightline and the weekend editions of Good Morning America.

    In this episode, Dan and Sharon discuss:

    • The new edition of Ten Percent Happier
    • What has changed in the meditation space in the last decade
    • The line between cynicism to skepticism
    • The climate of despair and nihilism
    • Working with the inner critic
    • Dan’s drug-fueled panic attack on-air
    • Big life changes are not often a straight shot
    • Dan’s path finding meditation
    • The Jew-Bu movement towards Asia
    • The connection of Dan’s father and Joseph Goldstein’s family
    • Dan meeting Mark Epstein
    • The first time Sharon saw Birkenstocks
    • Dan’s first meditation retreat
    • How lovingkindness has affected Dan
    • “The Way of the Worrier” list from Ten Percent Happier
    • Dan’s son teaching lovingkindness meditation

    Dan closes the conversation with a guided lovingkindness meditation. You can learn more about Dan’s work and get a copy of Ten Percent Happier, the newly reissued book on his website.

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    1 hr and 14 mins

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