Mindrolling Ep 623
Discussing the loving-kindness lessons in Kind Karl, Sharon’s first children’s book, Raghu, Duncan, and Sharon chat about raising mindful kids who can become mindful adults. This time on Mindrolling, Duncan, Sharon, and Raghu connect over:
Sharon’s upcoming children’s book on mindfulness and loving-kindness, Kind Karl
Understanding how habits like greed and fear begin in early childhood
How issues like greed have roots in early childhood
Learning from Karl the Crocodile: navigating big feelings, mistakes, and emotional complexity
Karl the Crocodile as an inspiration for parents dealing with guilt and stress
Making mindfulness accessible and engaging for children of all ages
Putting our thoughts onto clouds and allowing them to float away
Loving-kindness meditations for kids: getting the whole family into mindfulness practice
“It’s not a small thing to have even a little act of kindness because of what’s happening to us inside. That’s something Karl the Crocodile gets into. He really decides to change when he makes that experiment, which can be kind of radical: help them instead of hurt them, help yourself, and forgive yourself. How does it feel inside when we choose that?” –Sharon Salzberg
About Duncan Trussell: Duncan Trussell is a stand-up comedian, podcaster, and actor. His popular podcast, The Duncan Trussell Family Hour, has been downloaded over 25 million times and is known for its blend of humor, fringe ideas, eclectic guests, and great interviews. The DTFH is the foundation for Duncan’s Netflix animated series, The Midnight Gospel, which he co-created with Pendleton Ward in 2020. To learn more about Duncan’s work, visit his website at duncantrussell.com.
"It starts right at the beginning, they want each other's toys. This is built into us. Whenever you look out into the world at the stuff going on and the big picture, it really isn't that different from siblings, except the problem is that these are adults and there isn't anyone to tell them, okay, you're getting a time out." –Duncan Trussell
