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Aug 2021
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#74: Sublime Qualities of Mind - Sharon ...

FitMind: Neuroscience, Meditation & Mental Fitness Training
About this episode

Sharon Salzberg is a world-famous meditation teacher and NY Times bestselling author.

She's largely responsible for popularizing mindfulness in the West.

Sharon co-founded the Insight Meditation Society with Jack Kornfield and Joseph Goldstein and has been leading meditation retreats around the world for over three decades.

Her books include Lovingkindness: The Revolutionary Art of Happiness, A Heart as Wide as the World, Real Happiness - The Power of Meditation: A 28-Day Program; Real Happiness at Work, and Real Change.

We discuss her training with legendary teachers in Asia, the most sublime states of mind and how to achieve them, handling the "inner critic," the psychology of real love, and how this differs from conditional love.

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