How to Transform Suffering into Connection with Sharon Salzberg
Meaningful Conversations with Maria Shriver
Shriver Media and Cadence13
4.5 • 1.2K Ratings
🗓️ 20 May 2019
⏱️ 44 minutes
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Summary
"My meaning in life has been changing suffering, into connection...Whatever we go through as human beings, realizing we're not alone and helping other people realize they're not alone."
-Sharon Salzberg
Sharon Salzberg is someone I have admired for quite some time. She is one of America’s preeminent voices on meditation, and her work and practices are beloved by many.
Sharon herself came to meditation after a childhood of loss and turmoil. Meditation helped her overcome suffering and set her on this path to help others heal from its transformational powers as well.
She is the author of ten books, including “Real Happiness” and “Real Love: The Art of Mindful Connection,” and today, Sharon talks with me about the concept of loving-kindness and how we can offer it to ourselves and others in these tumultuous times
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| 0:00.0 | I'm Maria Shriver and this is meaningful conversations. On every episode we'll take a journey into the lives of inspiring, thoughtful, thought-provoking people. |
| 0:13.0 | People who are smart, spirited, and spiritual. |
| 0:17.0 | People who have done extraordinary things |
| 0:19.0 | to make a positive impact on our world. |
| 0:22.0 | These are people I respect and admire. positive impact on our world. |
| 0:22.6 | These are people I respect and admire. |
| 0:25.8 | People who inspire me. |
| 0:27.8 | I want them to share their stories, |
| 0:30.1 | their experiences, their wisdom, and their feelings with you. |
| 0:34.4 | I hope we can come together in community to reflect on the issues and topics that we're all |
| 0:40.7 | thinking about, but no one seems to be talking about. |
| 0:45.0 | I hope that you're inspired to have more meaningful conversations with the people in your life. |
| 0:57.0 | Sharon Salzburg is someone I've admired for quite some time. |
| 1:02.0 | She's one of America's preeminent voices. is someone I've admired for quite some time. |
| 1:03.0 | She's one of America's preeminent voices on meditation, Buddhism, and her work and practices are beloved by millions. |
| 1:11.0 | Sharon herself came to meditation after childhood of loss and turmoil. |
| 1:16.1 | Meditation helped her overcome suffering and set her on this path to help others heal |
| 1:22.4 | from its transformational powers as well. |
| 1:26.0 | She's the author of 10 books, believe that 10 books, including real happiness and real love, the art of mindful connection. |
| 1:35.0 | Today Sharon talks with me about the concept of loving kindness |
| 1:39.0 | and how we can offer it to ourselves and others during these tumultuous times. |
| 1:44.9 | I am here with a friend, someone I admire, someone I have spoken with in the past, and I wanted |
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