Fear Itself | Bonus Meditation with Sharon Salzberg

10% Happier with Dan Harris

10% Media, LLC

Dan Harris, Health & Fitness, Mindfulness, Dharma, Mental Health, Meditation

4.6 • 12.2K Ratings

🗓️ 2 October 2020

⏱️ 8 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

When you’re stuck in fear and other strong emotions, intentionally feeling what’s happening with acceptance can be a game changer. To find this meditation in the Ten Percent Happier app, visit https://10percenthappier.app.link/FeelingFearPod In the Ten Percent Happier app, you'll find this same meditation in different lengths to suit your practice. Your subscription directly supports our wonderful teachers and allows them to dedicate their time to teaching the life-changing skill of mindfulness. As an added incentive, we've got a special discount for anyone new to the app. To claim your discount, visit tenpercent.com/extra We would appreciate it if you can take a few minutes to help us out by answering a survey. The team here is always looking for ways to improve. Please go to www.tenpercent.com/survey. Thank you. About Sharon: A towering figure in the meditation world, Sharon Salzberg is a prominent teacher & New York Times best-selling author. She has played a crucial role bringing mindfulness and lovingkindness practices to the West. Sharon co-founded the Insight Meditation Society (IMS) alongside Joseph Goldstein and Jack Kornfield and is the author of nine books, including Lovingkindness, Real Happiness, and the most recent Real Love. Sharon lives in New York City and teaches around the world. 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	Hey, it's Guy Ross here and on my podcast, how I built this, I talked to the founders
0:03.6	behind some of the world's biggest companies and together we discuss all of the skills
0:08.8	they learned along the way, like confronting big challenges head on and how to lead through
0:14.2	uncertainty. So check out how I built this on Amazon Music or wherever you get your podcasts.
0:23.2	From ABC, this is the 10% Happier Podcast. I'm Dan Harris.
0:30.8	Hey guys, time for the Friday bonus. On Wednesday's episode, we had that fascinating
0:36.7	conversation with Abigail Marsh from Georgetown University about fear. And so today we're dropping
0:43.1	a meditation about fear, about dealing with fear in a really counterintuitive way
0:50.0	from the great meditation teacher Sharon Salisberg. And so here we go over to Sharon.
0:56.9	Hi, this is Sharon. In this meditation, we'll look at the difference between what is actually
1:05.1	happening in the moment, even if it's difficult, like a wave of fear, and what we add to it.
1:13.2	In this practice, we look for these add-ons and see if we can let them go. We then can develop
1:20.4	more insight into fear itself and our ability to transform how we are with it.
1:28.1	Throughout the meditation, when I become silent, this is the signal to follow whatever guidance
1:33.8	I've just offered. Sit comfortably or lie down with your eyes closed or open.
1:43.2	Center your attention on the feeling of the breath wherever it's easiest for you.
1:49.2	Just the normal natural breath.
1:54.6	Perhaps the breath is strongest view or clearest view at the nostrils or the chest or the abdomen.
2:03.5	You can find that place, bring your attention there, and rest.
2:08.4	Just
2:17.9	see if you can aim your attention towards this very breath.
2:23.2	You don't have to worry about what's already gone by or about what may be coming next.
	...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from 10% Media, LLC, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of 10% Media, LLC and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.