Ep. 205 – Real Life Series with Sarah Jones

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

🗓️ 3 April 2023

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

For episode 205 of the Metta Hour Podcast, we have the third in a special series celebrating Sharon’s new book, “Real Life.” This interview features a conversation between Sharon and Sarah Jones, pulled from the Living An Authentic Life Summit

To learn more about Sarah’s work, you can visit her website. To hear this interview in it’s entirety, you can sign up for the Living an Authentic Life Summit right here, which runs online from March 29th – April 5th and is free to join.

Sarah is a Tony Award-winning solo performer, writer, comedian and activist. Sarah is mainly known for her multi-character one-person shows, including Broadway hit Bridge & Tunnel and the critically-acclaimed play Sell/Buy/Date, which inspired the film. In this conversation, Sarah and Sharon speak about:

• Sarah’s new film, “Sell/Buy/Date”

• Art expanding what seems possible

• The political nature of art

• The necessity of courage

• The impacts of covid

• Being able to give our all in life

• Sitting down and getting real

• An encounter with the Buddha in Washington Heights

• People make sense

• Tracing Sarah’s path from childhood

• Learning to hear our inner guidance

• Love is the most powerful force in the universe

“We live in a society that requires a certain kind of self-alienation, a competition, and a shutting off of the part of us that knows we are one among many.” – Sarah Jones

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0:00.0	To be enlightened is to be intimate with all things, Dogan Zenji.
0:05.0	What if every relationship, whether with a friend, a partner, a stranger, or even nature, was an opportunity for awakening?
0:14.0	Join us for intimacy with all things, cultivating conscious relationships in daily life.
0:20.0	A 10-day virtual immersion with
0:22.5	Ram Dass and friends, starting April 21st. In a world that often feels isolating, this course
0:29.1	offers daily Dharma talks, guided teachings, and wisdom from Ram Dass, Sharon Salzburg,
0:35.2	Krishnodos, Frank Ostayesky, David Nichtern, and Gary Zukoff.
0:40.2	Learn to break down the walls of separation and experience life through love and connection.
0:47.0	Discover how to see the divine in yourself and others.
0:50.8	Deep in intimacy beyond surface-level relationships.
0:58.4	Navigate family, friendship, and work through a spiritual lens step out of loneliness and into the heart of love and compassion
1:03.4	sign up now to begin your journey of connection
1:06.4	visit romdos.org forward slash today intimacy.
1:11.0	We live in a society that requires a certain kind of self-alienation, a competition,
1:33.2	and sort of a shutting off of the part of us that knows we're one among many and we're not a separate self.
1:54.6	Hey folks, welcome to the Meta Hour podcast with Sharon Salzberg, where Buddhist wisdom meets everyday life.
2:06.8	My name is Lily Cushman, and I am the longtime producer of this podcast, and today we have the third episode of the Real Life series, which is all centered around Sharon's new book by the same name,
2:15.4	Real Life, that's coming out just in a few weeks time on April 11th.
2:22.6	And the episode today features a wonderful conversation with actor, director, writer,
2:31.5	the incredible Sarah Jones. And this interview is actually drawing from the Living
2:39.5	An Authentic Life Summit. This is a portion of that interview. While this is available as part
2:46.8	of that free summit, we just wanted to also share them here on the podcast.
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