Ep.100 – Sarah Ruhl

Metta Hour with Sharon Salzberg

Be Here Now Network

Beherenow, Religion & Spirituality, Beherenownetwork, Buddhism, Meditation, Society & Culture, Sharonsalzberg, Metta, Salzberg, Compassion

4.6 • 682 Ratings

🗓️ 10 June 2019

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

Sharon sits down with playwright, Sarah Ruhl.

Sarah is a two-time finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and is currently on the faculty of the Yale School of Drama. She has been the recipient of a MacArthur Fellowship, the Helen Merrill Emerging Playwrights Award, and the Whiting Writers’ Award. Sarah is the author of several books, including her collection of essays “100 Essays I Don’t Have Time to Write,” which was named a New York Times Notable Book of 2014, and “Letters from Max: A Book of Friendship” published in 2012.

In this episode, Sharon and Sarah discuss the connection between creativity and practice at length. Sarah also reads from her book, discussing Metta (lovingkindness) Meditation, and Sharon’s childhood dream of writing a play!

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1:55.1	Hi, I'm Sharon Salzberg. I'm so happy to be joined today by the distinguished author and playwright Sarah Ruhl.
2:02.1	Sarah is a two-time finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, and her plays include,
2:06.0	in the next room, or The Vibrator Play, The Clean House, and most recently,
2:11.4	Stage Kiss and Dear Elizabeth.
2:13.9	I first became super aware of Sarah's work when the Dalai Lama was in town and one of her plays,
2:20.6	The Oldest Boy, which involves Tibetans and the Tuku system, was at Lincoln Center.
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