Ep. 30 – Sympathetic Joy Pt. 1

Metta Hour with Sharon Salzberg

Be Here Now Network

Meditation, Beherenownetwork, Sharonsalzberg, Beherenow, Society & Culture, Religion & Spirituality, Buddhism, Salzberg, Metta, Compassion

4.6 • 720 Ratings

🗓️ 30 November 2015

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

Sharon explains the specific form of joy that comes from taking genuine delight in the happiness of others. Engaging in this practice challenges our deepest assumptions of who we are and what it means to be truly content. Releasing ourselves from the perceived sense of battle or competition with others can bring profound liberation to the mind and heart. In allowing and encouraging the happiness of others we naturally and dramatically increase the likelihood of experiencing authentic joy in our own lives. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:00.0	To be enlightened is to be intimate with all things, Dogan Zenji.
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1:54.1	So please go to mindpodnetwork.com slash Sharon and either use the donate button or bookmark the Amazon portal
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2:22.0	her exquisite heart wisdom. I want to talk tonight about the quality of sympathetic joy to expand upon
2:31.6	the practice that you began yesterday.
2:39.3	And I actually had the occasion today to practice a little sympathetic joy when a friend called me from Malibu, California,
2:44.2	and took the opportunity to tell me that it was 70 degrees in Malibu
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