Today’s practice felt like a review, we are focused back on the breath but this time we added a focus for our attention to other areas of the body. An expanded review – how are we feeling right now in Read More
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#RealHappinessChallenge Day 24 LovingKindness
“You can imagine yourself sitting in the center of a circle, the circle being made up of the most loving beings you’ve met” says @SharonSalzberg in this lesson. Picturing yourself in the center of a circle of people who are Read More
Looking forward
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
I Know I’m not my thoughts but…
…boy do I ever get carried away by them. Curiously, this happens more often when thoughts arise around difficult/challenging circumstances; all the ‘what ifs’ and ‘should haves’. Then the imagined scenarios build and soon I have completely left my practice. Read More
Getting Ready for the Challenge in Washington, DC!
So after working for 52 years virtually without a break, I was abruptly laid off in late 2015 and so decided to officially “retire.” THANK GOODNESS FOR MEDITATION! I am a young 68 years, and urge anyone out there to Read More
ON BEING BLOG The Spaciousness of What Is
The Spaciousness of What Is Weekly Column By Sharon Salzberg for On Being Blog Published October 5th, 2015 The bottom line is that all beings want to be happy. And as part of that, we all yearn for connection. Yet Read More
ON BEING BLOG Concentric Circles of Connection & Lovingkindness
The Concentric Circles of Connection & Lovingkindness Weekly Column By Sharon Salzberg for On Being Blog Published September 28th, 2015 Most of us tend to think of the world in terms of a dynamic of “me versus you,” “us versus Read More
ON BEING BLOG May You Know the Fearlessness of an Open Heart
May You Know the Fearlessness of an Open Heart Weekly Column By Sharon Salzberg for On Being Published August 3rd, 2015 Even though it is closely aligned with and supportive of mindfulness, or insight practice, and they are usually referred Read More
MINDFUL MAGAZINE Connect with Kindness
Originally Published by Mindful Magazine on July 22, 2015 It’s easy to feel separate from other people and forms of life. When experiencing the world dualistically, there’s a pervasive sense of “us” and “them,” or “self” and “other.” But no Read More
ON BEING COLUMN – The Moral Quality of Our Own Intentions
The Moral Quality of Our Own Intentions Is What’s At Stake Weekly Column By Sharon Salzberg for On Being Originally Published May 31, 2015 The Buddha, 2600 years ago, challenged a commonly held view in India that sexual desire arising Read More
