Ep 36 Tim Ryan
In Episode 36 of the Metta Hour Podcast, Sharon sits down with her friend Congressman Tim Ryan at the Mindful Life Conference in Washington DC.
Ep 35 The Path
In Episode 35 of the Metta Hour Podcast, Sharon explores what it means to be born into this human form, with an ever-changing body and mind subjected to forces seemingly out of our control.
Ep 34 Taking Refuge
In Episode 34 of the Metta Hour Podcast, Sharon offers a welcome explanation of what it truly means to seek refuge in the Buddha, the Dharma, and the Sangha.
Ep 33 Three Skills of Meditation
In Episode 33 of the Metta Hour Podcast, Sharon offers an overview of the context in which we practice, providing insight and instruction for some of the basic tenements of meditation.
Ep 32 Rapture
In Episode 32 of the Metta Hour Podcast, Sharon dives into the world of happiness through Rapture.
Ep 31 Sympathetic Joy Part 2
Episode 31 of the Metta Hour Podcast, Sharon discusses some of the more common obstacles to sympathetic joy and offers methods that promote both the practice and sustainability of this quality.
Ep 30 Sympathetic Joy Part 1
In Episode 30 of the Metta Hour Podcast, Sharon explains the specific form of joy that comes from taking genuine delight in the happiness of others.
Ep 29 Equanimity & Faith
In Episode 29 of the Metta Hour Podcast, Sharon describes the spacious realm of equanimity and its role in cultivating and preserving an abiding sense of faith.
Ep 28 Training Attention
In Episode 28 of the Metta Hour Podcast, Sharon discusses how the meditative process is rooted in this recognition and subsequent experimentation with the methods that best align with where we are right now.
Ep 27 Introduction to Metta
In Episode 27 of the Metta Hour Podcast, Sharon helps us to appreciate the sense of clarity that naturally arises when our view is no longer distorted by our fears, biases, and judgments of the world around us.