Ep. 184 – Agapi Stassinopoulos

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

🗓️ 31 May 2022

⏱️ 66 minutes

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Author and speaker Agapi Stassinopoulos joins Sharon for a conversation on the Metta Hour Podcast Episode 184.

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Agapi Stassinopoulos is the author of “Wake Up to the Joy of You” and “Unbinding the Heart: A Dose of Greek Wisdom, Generosity and Unconditional Love.” She leads workshops at Thrive Global, a company founded by her sister, Arianna Huffington, to help change how we work and live. Agapi’s newest book, “Speaking with Spirit: 52 Prayers to Guide, Inspire, and Uplift You,” was released in January of 2022 by Harmony Books. In this conversation, Agapi and Sharon discuss:

• Agapi’s family history in WW2

• The influence of Agapi’s mother on her path

• What happens after spiritual awakening

• The inspiration for Agapi’s new book

• Differences between prayer and meditation

• How to embrace a higher power

• Approaching prayer as a practice

• Cultivating confidence

• Spiritual versus religious

• Non-attachment in prayer

• Communion with the Divine

• Why we lose our sense of connection

• Finding the beloved inside

• Letting go of perfection to find greater joy

• The epidemic of loneliness

• Getting out of the way of our creativity

• Giving your inner critic a vacation

• Agape’s approach to grace and resilience

The episode closes with Agapi reading a passage from her book on coming home. To learn more about Agapi’s work, you can visit her website.

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0:00.0	To be enlightened is to be intimate with all things, Dogan Zenji.
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1:11.0	Welcome to the Metta Hour with Sharon Salzburg, where Buddhist wisdom meets everyday life.
1:32.2	This podcast is brought to you by the Be Here Now Network and features interviews with the top leaders, teachers, and thinkers of the mindfulness movement and beyond.
1:43.1	For more information, visit beherenownetwork.com
1:47.7	backslash Sharon.
1:53.2	Hi, I'm Sharon Salzberg,
1:55.7	and today I'm talking with author and speaker Agapi Stassinopoulos.
2:00.4	Agapy is the author of Wake Up to the Joy of You and unbinding the heart,
2:05.8	the dose of Greek wisdom, generosity, and unconditional love.
2:11.0	Born and raised in Athens, Greece, Agapi was trained in London at the Royal Academy
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