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Geoff-Allen

Geoff-Allen

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Meditation Teacher Sharon Salzberg Talks About the Power of Loving-Kindness -

Founding editor Barry Boyce talks with his dear friend Sharon Salzberg about attention, resilience, anger, and the need to be kinder to ourselves and the world.

Barry Boyce: You’ve been practicing mindfulness for quite some time and I’ve heard you talk about how meditation and kindness are inseparably linked. Can you explain?

Sharon Salzberg: Let me start with a little background. Nowadays, if you want to practice meditation, there are meditation centers and studios all over the place. Or you could take a course. You can go on online and find 50 or 100 books on meditation.

When I started, in the early ’70s, lots of us went to Asia. I chose India.

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Meditation Teacher Sharon Salzberg Talks About the Power of Loving-Kindness

Founding editor Barry Boyce talks with his dear friend Sharon Salzberg about attention, resilience, anger, and the need to be kinder to ourselves and the world.
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Geoff-Allen

Geoff-Allen

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www.mindfulschools.org

Multimedia

Multimedia Find films, lesson videos, presentations, guided audios, and books helpful for introducing mindfulness to your school. Watch Films About Mindfulness in Education Are you looking for an overview of mindfulness in education to help parents, staff, and administrators understand the power...
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Loads of info!

Things SURE have changed since I was a schoolboy!

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Geoff-Allen

Geoff-Allen

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Buddhism is often considered a religion of tolerance. In many ways it is. But a particular kind of intolerance develops as we practice: intolerance to suffering. I use the word “intolerance” to be deliberately provocative, to encourage you to reflect on suffering and the issues surrounding it.

Taking suffering seriously is an important element of Buddhist practice. To ignore it is to miss a powerful opportunity. Intolerance of suffering motivated the Buddha to find liberation from it. It is sometimes said that no one comes to Buddhist practice unless they suffer. Suffering, a feeling of dissatisfaction with life, motivates people to engage in spiritual practice. The Buddha’s challenge is for us to become free of our suffering.

People are often quite tolerant of their suffering, particularly of the subtle suffering in everyday activities. For example, we may not pay attention to the subtle tension in the way we drive: going a little faster than is comfortable, judging other drivers, or perhaps anxious about our destination. Such minor stress tends to build over time, affecting our overall mood.

Intolerance of Suffering – Insight Meditation Center

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