Ep. 263 – Anxiety Series: Richie Davidson

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

🗓️ 13 May 2025

⏱️ 65 minutes

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Summary

For episode 263 of the Metta Hour, we are continuing our Anxiety Series with a re-release of a conversation with Dr. Richie J. Davidson, PhD, that originally aired in 2023.

In this series, Sharon is speaking with Mental Health experts, providers, and different researchers for tools to work with anxiety in increasingly challenging times. This is the fourth episode in the series. Richie Davidson is the William James and Vilas Professor of Psychology and Psychiatry at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and the Founder and Director of the Center for Healthy Minds. He is best known for his groundbreaking work studying emotion and the brain. A friend and confidante of the Dalai Lama, he is a highly sought-after expert and speaker, leading conversations on well-being on international stages such as the World Economic Forum, where he serves on the Global Council on Mental Health.

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In this episode, Sharon and Richie discuss:

• How Richie came to this path

• Meeting Daniel Goleman and Ram Dass

• How Danny Goleman brought Sharon to her first retreat

• The term “Mental Health”

• Innate Goodness

• Believing in Growth Mindset

• A vision of possibility for ourselves

• The role of systemic oppression in mental well-being

• Intergenerational Resilience

• Richie’s four pillars of well-being

• Personal mental hygiene

• “The road to Lhasa goes up and down” - Mingyur Rinpoche

• The value of community and teachers in mental health

• Richie driving Mingyur Rinpoche

• Contemplative Neuroscience

• The Science of Flourishing Course

• Richie’s new book project

• The conversation closes with a guided meditation led by Richie.

To learn more about Riche’s work or his different books, you can visit his website and check out the Center for Healthy Minds.

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0:00.0	What we now call mindfulness is rooted in a convergence of ancient disciplines, traditions refined and practiced for centuries before reaching modern Western audiences.
0:11.0	On Tuesday, May 27th, joined Krishna Das, one of the most well-known voices of Bhakti chanting in the West, and Buddhist teacher David N Nichtern for a free online conversation about
0:21.7	these spiritual paths, their shared roots, and how they continue to inform contemporary practice.
0:27.4	We'll also discuss the upcoming Dharma Moon mindfulness meditation teacher training program,
0:32.2	offering an overview of the training, a chance to meet the teachers, ask questions,
0:36.3	and see if the Dharma Moon meditation
0:38.1	teacher training might be right for you. Visit Dharmamoon.com slash heart. That's
0:42.8	Dharmamoon.com slash heart. For more information and to reserve your spot for the free online
0:47.6	event with David Nikturn and Krishna Das.
1:00.0	One of my other teachers, Menjra said to me once, the Buddha's enlightenment solved the Buddha's problem.
1:04.0	Now you solve yours.
1:06.0	And some people might hear that as being kind of dismissive,
1:09.0	but I felt wildly encouraged by that.
1:12.2	I thought, oh, he thinks I can solve my problem.
1:14.9	Yeah.
1:16.3	He thinks I can do it.
1:17.5	And that's the whole point is that we have a vision of possibility that's not distant.
1:22.6	You know, it's really right here.
1:35.0	Yeah. It's really right here. Hello and welcome to the Metta Hour podcast with Sharon Salzberg.
1:40.8	I'm Lily Cushman.
1:42.5	I produce this podcast. And we're here today with episode 263, another in our ongoing
1:51.0	anxiety series. Today we are rerunning a previously released episode because we wanted to include it in this anxiety series.
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