I will be on a 7 day personal retreat for part of February, so I will miss a few days. I hope to return with renewed insight and juicy substance to share. I’m grateful to have this opportunity to connect Read More
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Naropa University DAYLONG Workshop
Naropa University’s School of Extended Studies welcomes Sharon Salzberg for a daylong workshop exploring varies facets of Buddhist practice in everyday life: Empathy and Compassion, Equanimity and Resilience. Both sessions will involve a short practice period, a lecture and Q&A
Empathy and Compassion – 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Though we often use empathy and compassion to mean the same thing, a careful look reveals empathy, the felt sense of what someone else may be experiencing, to be a necessary but not sufficient condition for compassion to arise. The difference between the two forms the way to being able to care about and connect to others while also avoiding burnout and overwhelm.
12:30-2:00 p.m: Lunch on your own
Equanimity & Resilience – 2:00-5:00 p.m.
Equanimity can be described as balance, a spacious stillness that allows us to accept things as they are, avoiding apathy and indifference on the one hand and driven reactivity on the other. When true equanimity is present, it is the ground out of which resilience is strengthened and sustained transformation can occur. The nourishing agent for equanimity is wisdom.
ON BEING COLUMN – A Safe Space in Equanimity
A Safe Space in Equanimity Weekly Column By Sharon Salzberg for On Being Blog Published April 9th, 2016 We can learn to be present with emotions without falling into the extremes of overwhelm or denial. Equanimity is the state in Read More
Universal Radiance
A particular aspect of today’s, ‘interconnectedness’ meditation truly resonated with me. Sharon spoke about looking at a tree and seeing it as a “single solid entity.” Viewing in such a way allows me to enjoy its restorative beauty. She then offered Read More
Already Adaptive
Antagonism and heat. This was my reaction towards a negative situation involving a total stranger. Today’s ‘lovingkindness towards others’ meditation could not have come at a better time. The very moment I sat down to take a bite of my Read More
Curious Anger
I get angry when I get angry. Not really, I am not such a hothead. However, I can express it poorly. For today’s meditation on ‘changing emotions,’ curiosity caused me to deconstruct this unpleasant and fiery emotion. By noticing in this manner, I Read More
Frozen Thoughts
The snow glows white on the mountain tonight… Oh, I know… so original! As I practiced today’s meditation on ‘working with thoughts’, the ballad, ‘Let It Go’, was Frozen in my mind. (pun intended) Although the empowering message of this song Read More
Accentuate the Positive
As I was enjoying my morning coffee and gazing out the window, a mallard flew over the creek that runs behind the property where I live. He was followed by a graceful white crane. Wow! The joy that made my Read More
Grounding Flight
This is not a story about airplane phobia. I love to fly. The promise of adventures in lands far or near is a lure I cannot resist. Once on the plane, I can relax. The fun has officially begun. Well Read More
Dueling Duality
“Picture a peaceful scene where you feel calm and relaxed or remember a pleasant time like your honeymoon.” Similar statements like these were said to me by a well-intentioned nurse. And just like the encouragement to breathe, this positive technique Read More
