The Mindful Path with Sharon Salzberg

MP3 Download This 1998 Archive Edition with Sharon Salzberg highlights mindfulness. She reminds us that the Buddha said those who are mindful are on the path to the deathless, and those who are mindless are as if already dead. But how do we become mindful? Sharon Salzberg, who has been practicing Buddhist meditation for over twenty-five years, offers this definition: “Mindfulness means being aware of what our present experience is without necessarily reacting according to the habits of our minds.” We can choose to set aside five minutes a day to be mindful, or we can practice loving-kindness and mindfulness all day long. We all have our own path and our own unique challenges, as well as the potential for our own unique form of enlightenment. But Salzberg reminds us that, “We share this life, we share this planet--we can move through this life on Earth with a sense of connection rather than separation. (hosted by Michael Toms) Bio Sharon Salzberg is a pioneering Buddhist meditation teacher, cofounder of the Insight Meditation Society in Barre, Massachusetts, and a New York Times bestselling author known for bringing mindfulness and lovingkindness practice into mainstream Western culture. Salzberg is the author of many books including: Lovingkindness: The Revolutionary Art of Happiness (Shambhala 1995) The Kindness Handbook: A Practical Companion – (Sounds True 2008) Real Love: The Art of Mindful Connection (Flatiron Books 2017) Real Change: Mindfulness to Heal Ourselves and the World (Flatiron Books 2020/2021) Real Life: The Journey from Isolation to Openness and Freedom (Flatiron Books 2023) Finding Your Way: Meditations, Thoughts and Wisdom for Living an Authentic Life (Workman 2023) Kind Karl: A Little Crocodile with Big Feelings (Shambhala Publications 2025 ) (children’s book, with Jason Gruhl) To learn more about the work of Sharon Salzberg go to www.sharonsalzberg.com Topics explored in this dialogue include: · Thoughts on Salzberg’s 1970- trip to India to learn meditation How to be who you really are What are her personal recollections of the Dalai Lama How to develop mindfulness What is American Buddhism Practical steps of incorporating Mindfulness as daily practice Moving through suffering What are the Dalai Lama’s concept of self-hatred in Western culture Why we often feel shame when we are suffering How to accept your unhappy moments How to discover the road to freedom How to redirect that first rash impulse The role of Women in Buddhism Host: Michael Toms Interview Date: 3/31/1998 Program Number: 2710