Ep 269 Lovingkindness in Difficult Circumstances Part 1

Sep 9

Episode Description

For episode 269, we bring you the first of a two-part episode from the archives.Recorded in the early 2010s in a visit to Asheville, North Carolina, Sharon is teaching on Lovingkindness in Difficult Circumstances.

In this teaching, Sharon speaks about:

• Her travel adventure to North Carolina

• Her first impressions of Asian philosophy

• Changing our relationship to joy & delight

• Transforming our relationship to suffering

• Awakening to the realm of neutral experiences

• Sharon’s first time meditating

• The three skills of meditation

• Sharon’s mantra of “something will happen”

• The deepening of concentration

• Our tendency to project into the future

• Mindfulness is not passive

• The magic moment in meditation

Additional Resources

The episode closes with Sharon leading a guided meditation practice. Stay tuned for the second half of this teaching, which will be released in two weeks time in Part 2 of Lovingkindness in Difficult Circumstances.

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