[Unedited] Joan Halifax with Krista Tippett

On Being with Krista Tippett

On Being Studios

Sociology, Spirituality, Religion & Spirituality, Krista Tippett, Arts, Culture, On Being, Society, Society & Culture, Science, Social Sciences

4.7 • 10.2K Ratings

🗓️ 12 October 2017

⏱️ 92 minutes

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Summary

It’s easy to despair at all the bad news and horrific pictures that come at us daily. But Roshi Joan Halifax say this is a form of empathy that works against us. There’s such a thing as pathological altruism. This zen abbot and medical anthropologist has nourishing wisdom as we face suffering in the world. This interview is edited and produced with music and other features in the On Being episode “Joan Halifax — Buoyancy Rather Than Burnout in Our Lives.” Find more at onbeing.org.

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0:00.0	So here's something new. We've just launched a beautifully designed on-being Discovery Engine.
0:05.7	Plug in your favorite conversation or an interview that set your imagination off in new directions,
0:11.4	and you'll be offered a constellation of kindred conversations to keep going deeper and farther.
0:17.2	When I enter last week's interview with Daniel Coniman, some of the threads the engine suggests
0:21.7	include my earlier conversations with Mazarin Benaji and Ellen Langer.
0:26.2	You can also explore hundreds of on-being shows by theme and create a playlist tailored to your curiosities.
0:33.2	All of that at discover.on-being.org
0:37.3	Support for on-being with Christa Tippett comes from the Fetzer Institute, helping build the spiritual foundation for a loving world.
0:44.8	Fetzer envisions a world that embraces love as a guiding principle and animating force for our lives.
0:50.8	A powerful love that helps us live in sacred relationship with ourselves, others, and the natural world.
0:57.0	Learn more by visiting Fetzer.org.
1:00.6	I'm Christa Tippett and this is on Beings Unheard Cuts.
1:03.8	You're listening to my unedited conversation with Rochie Joan Halifax.
1:08.2	Listen to our produced show with her wherever you find your podcasts and as always, at onbeing.org.
1:15.8	Christa Tippett, we look forward to your time with us.
1:21.7	So you know this week for the first time I realized how many wonderful women in the world are named Joan.
1:28.0	Just think about it.
1:29.0	Joan Brown Campbell, Joan Halifax, Joan Chittestor, another favorite.
1:32.8	Mine too. Mine too. Mine too.
1:35.0	You know what Joan means?
1:36.9	No. She's country oh ha, it means God of grace.
1:39.6	It does.
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