228. Sharon Salzberg (meditation and mindfulness teacher) – on balance

Since 1976, Sharon Salzberg has been sharing ancient meditation and mindfulness practices in a voice the contemporary West can understand. Her warm, funny, down-to-earth books, dharma talks, and guided meditations have helped struggling meditators worldwide establish a strong practice and reduce the suffering in their lives. In this episode master teacher Sharon Salzberg considers whether it's ok to teach mindfulness to the armed forces, how practitioners of meditation and mindfulness should balance openness with discipline, and so much more. Sharon’s latest book is Real Happiness: a 28 day program for realizing the power of meditation, now thoroughly updated and revised for its 10th anniversary. Note: This will be the last original episode of Think Again with show creator and host Jason Gots. Throughout February and March he’ll be running a retrospective of favorite episodes with new commentary. On May 12, 2020, he’ll launch a new, independent show: Clever Creature. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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228. Sharon Salzberg (meditation and mindfulness teacher) – on balance is an episode from Think Again – a Big Think Podcast by Big Think / Panoply.

This episode is 51:47 long.

This episode was published on Feb 1, 2020.

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