Ep. 207 – Real Life Series: Book Launch with Dan Harris & JoAnna Hardy

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

🗓️ 19 April 2023

⏱️ 58 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

For episode 207 of the Metta Hour Podcast, we are celebrating the release of Sharon’s new book, Real Life, with a recording of her virtual book launch event.

Recorded on April 11, 2023, and hosted by the Insight Meditation Society’s Book Club, this event features a conversation with Sharon and JoAnna Hardy, moderated by Dan Harris.

Real Life is now available from Flatiron Books in hardcover, ebook, and audiobook formats. To learn more about the book or get a copy, you can visit Sharon’s website here.

In this conversation, Sharon, JoAnna, and Dan speak about:

The impetus for the book, Real Life
How committed meditators can still be stuck
Where Sharon struggles with openness
Joanna’s journey with shame
The difference between guilt and shame
Handshake practice
Growth mindset versus fixed mindset
Joanna’s daily practice
Love taking the form of fierce compassionNavigating a meditation drought
The growing pains of learning new things
What role community plays in Real Life
Aging gracefully and staying open
What authentic living means to Sharon

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

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.
1:19.8	Instead of feeling, I've got to do it all right now, I've got to be in a rush, and it's okay to slow down.
1:26.1	And instead of piling shame on top of what
1:28.5	might have been a painful situation to begin with realizing that it's hard to be human you know
1:54.2	hello Hello, hello, and welcome to the Metta Hour podcast with Sharon Salzberg.
1:59.5	I'm Lily Cushman and I produce this wonderful podcast.
2:06.2	And today we've got episode 207, which is part of the real life series celebrating the book by the same name, you guessed it, Real Life, which is now
2:14.3	available everywhere. And today's episode is a recording of the launch party that took place on April 11th,
2:25.0	2023, in case you're hearing this at some time in the future.
2:31.4	So this book launch is something that we join forces with the Insight
	...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Be Here Now Network, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Be Here Now Network and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.