Ep. 255 – Elizabeth Gilbert

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Metta Hour with Sharon Salzberg

Be Here Now Network

269 episodes

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The Sharon Salzberg Metta Hour features Buddhist philosophy in a practical, common sense vernacular. Sharon’s natural wisdom, sense of humor and the ease with which she translates these teachings forge an intimate connection with the listener. From everyday experiences to pithy revelations, each podcast is a journey on the path of self-discovery.

Sharon Salzberg is a meditation pioneer, world-renowned teacher, and New York Times bestselling author.

She is one of the first to bring mindfulness and lovingkindness meditation to mainstream American culture over 45 years ago, inspiring generations of meditation teachers and wellness influencers. Sharon is co-founder of The Insight Meditation Society in Barre, MA, and the author of twelve books, including the New York Times bestseller, Real Happiness, now in its second edition, and her seminal work, Lovingkindness. Her forthcoming release, Real Life: The Journey from Isolation to Openness and Freedom, is set for release in April of 2023 from Flatiron Books. www.sharonsalzberg.com

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Sharon Salzberg is a meditation pioneer, world-renowned teacher, and New York Times bestselling author.

Buddhism

Religion & Spirituality,

Society & Culture

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Ep. 255 – Elizabeth Gilbert

Metta Hour with Sharon Salzberg

1 hour 5 minutes 25 seconds

8 months ago

Ep. 255 – Elizabeth Gilbert

For episode 255, Sharon closes out the 2024 year in podcasts with an intimate conversation with Elizabeth Gilbert. Liz is the New York Times bestselling author of Eat Pray Love, Big Magic, the novels City of Girls and The Signature of All Things, and six other books of fiction and nonfiction — which altogether have sold over 25 million copies worldwide. She travels the globe giving talks and workshops that encourage people to lead brave, authentic, and creative lives, and her TED talk, “Your Elusive Creative Genius,” is among their most viewed talks ever. Liz is also the founder of both the Onward Book Club, and the Letters From Love project on Substack. In this conversation, Liz and Sharon speak about:How Liz came to her spiritual practiceWhat love said to Liz twenty years agoSharon’s experience doing Letters from Love Cultivating a ministry of presenceLiz’s twelve-step work with Love and Sex AddictionTwo-Way PrayerThe ability to receiveLove is not a UPS packageEarth SchoolWhat is my next right action?The beginnings of resilience Why is not a spiritual questionAcknowledging the interconnection of thingsThe episode closes with Liz leading a Letter From Love practice. You can learn more about Liz’s work right here. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.