Ep. 231 – Sharon Salzberg’s Meditative Story hosted by Rohan Gunatillake

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

🗓️ 15 January 2024

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

For episode 231 of the Metta Hour, Sharon Salzberg shares the journey of her spiritual life with the host of Meditative Story, Rohan Gunatillake.

This episode was originally aired on Meditative Story, a podcast that combines the emotional pull of first-person storytelling with the immediate, science-backed benefits of mindfulness practice – all surrounded by breathtaking and cinematic music. You can find Meditative Story on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more!

Rohan Gunatillake is a writer, entrepreneur, and host of the podcast Meditative Story. By artfully crafting meditations to compliment each guest’s story, Rohan blends mindfulness with narrative to create a unique listening experience, encouraging listeners to use someone else’s transformative moment as the basis for their own. He’s also the founder of the best-selling app Buddhify, and author of Modern Mindfulness: How to Be More Relaxed, Focused, and Kind While Living in a Fast, Digital, Always-On World.

In this immersive blast to the past, Sharon Salzberg reflects on:

Her first trip to India
How disappointments and discomforts can lead to self-discovery
Being kind to ourselves and allowing slip-ups to happen
The initial meeting of Sharon Salzberg and Joseph Goldstein
Goenka’s non-verbal advice to Sharon and how laughter can release fear and anger
Reorienting ourselves when we veer off course

This episode closes with a guided meditation. Visit meditativestory.com to find our more information about the Meditative Story Podcast and how you can subscribe for more stories like this one!

“It will take a while before I learn that the skillful response to feeling anger is to feel it, and then, even to take an interest in it. I don’t have to let it carry me into action that I may regret. I already feel the lesson that life is teaching me over and over again: we all face challenges. It’s how we become who we are. You don’t have to judge yourself all the time. Give yourself a break.” – Sharon Salzberg

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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	Intimacy. Joseph seems to radiate equanimity and balance.
1:35.3	Of course, the difference between Joseph and me is that he's been meditating for four years,
1:41.3	and I've been meditating for maybe four days.
1:45.3	So when Joseph says, yeah, it was a hard morning, but that's okay.
1:50.4	It isn't the voice of apathy.
1:52.7	It's the voice of experience.
1:55.6	It's saying some difficulty is normal.
1:59.5	And this is exactly what I'm here to learn.
2:02.7	I'm just so desperate to figure it out fast, to beat down my sorrow.
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