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John R. Miles introduces the episode and welcomes Sharon Salzberg, a pioneer in bringing mindfulness and loving-kindness meditation to the mainstream American culture for over five decades. They discuss Sharon's journey into meditation, the evolution of mindfulness, and how it can be practiced in everyday life.
Sharon shares insights on equanimity, a balance born from wisdom, and the ability to hold contrasting experiences simultaneously. She emphasizes learning to respond differently to life's challenges by beginning again with resilience and self-compassion, rather than self-criticism.
The conversation explores topics like mattering, self-actualization, choice architecture, and the role of compassion in navigating the complexities of life. Sharon encourages cultivating qualities like awareness, balance, and kindness through dedicated practice and mindful moments.
Key Episodes Takeaways
- Mindfulness and meditation can be practiced in everyday life through dedicated periods and intentional moments of presence.
- Equanimity involves cultivating balance, wisdom, and the ability to hold contrasting experiences simultaneously.
- Genuine change happens through resilience, self-compassion, and beginning again in small, intentional moments.
- Self-actualization is a non-linear, cyclical process that rejects notions of perfection and embraces ongoing growth.
- Compassion and awe can be developed by paying attention to the goodness, resilience, and shared humanity in others.
- Living intentionally involves having a 'north star' or deeper sense of meaning to guide thoughts and actions.
- Choice architecture and small, mindful choices shape habits, mindsets, and life trajectories.
- Mattering, or a profound sense of inherent worth, is crucial for self-compassion, resilience, and intentional living.
Top Episodes Quotes
- “So it's just sprinkling these moments. Or maybe the most famous recommendation came from the vietnamese teacher TikTok Han, who said, don't pick up your phone on the first ring. Let it ring three times and breathe. Then you pick it up.“ by Sharon Salzberg
- “We talked about the yinyang symbol, where there's, like, a light squiggly part, and in the center of it, there's a dark circle. Then there's a dark squiggly part. In the center of it, there's a light circle. And I didn't see Samantha again for some months, and I ran into her, and I said, hey, samantha, remember that conversation we had about equanimity? And she said, not only do I remember it, should I think about it every single day of my life.“ by Sharon Salzberg
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Passion Struck with John R. Miles
John R. Miles
3/19/24
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Sharon Salzberg, a meditation pioneer, discussed the importance of mindfulness and meditation in everyday life on the Passion Struck podcast. She shares insights on how individuals can practice equanimity by being present with their experiences, peeling away unnecessary suffering, and finding space within pain.
Full show notes and resources can be found here: https://passionstruck.com/sharon-salzberg-on-equanimity-in-a-chaotic-world/
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