Ep. 259 – The Force of Kindness Pt. 2

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

🗓️ 4 March 2025

⏱️ 79 minutes

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Summary

For episode 259, we bring you the second half of a two-part series on the Force of Kindness.

Listen to the first part of this series released earlier in February of 2025 right here.

His Holiness the Dalai Lama has stated, “My true religion is kindness.” Although frequently denigrated in our culture as simplistic and weak, the quality of kindness has an inherent power to transform our worldview from one of fear and isolation to one rooted in clarity, courage and compassion in action. Kindness is the fuel that helps us truly “walk our talk” of love. Recording in December or 2024 by the Drepung Gomang Center for Engaging Compassion.

In this recording, Sharon teaches on:

The aspiration of kindness
Brahma Viharas as a basis for aspiration
Lovingkindness as Connection
Our Subway Car
Reflection on Interconnection
The definition of Compassion
Sympathetic Joy
Gratitude as the energizer
Equanimity as the secret ingredient
The eight vicissitudes
The episode closes with Sharon taking some questions from the audience

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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	Because I don't think it even needs to be a feeling per se and emotion.
1:26.7	It's a bone deep knowing that all of our lives are
1:30.8	inextricably interwoven, that we live in an interconnected universe and that's not
1:39.2	just trying to be pleasant all the time. It's not always pleasant, but it's the truth of things.
1:46.9	Our lives are connected to one another.
2:00.0	Hello, and welcome to the Met Hour podcast with Sharon Salzberg.
2:05.9	I'm Lily Cushman. I produce this podcast. And today for episode 259, we're coming to you with the second half of the Force of Kindness series.
2:19.2	This is a teaching that Sharon originally did for the Drepun Gomong Center of Engaging Compassion.
2:27.4	And today's half is following up with the ways we can use kindness as the anchor point, the aspiration, the guiding
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