10% Happier With Dan Harris

One of the most prominent western meditation teachers talks about how to take gauzy concepts and operationalize them in your actual life.A towering figure in the meditation world, Sharon Salzberg is a prominent teacher & New York Times best-selling author. She has played a crucial role bringing mindfulness and lovingkindness practices to the West.Sharon co-founded the Insight Meditation Society (IMS) alongside Joseph Goldstein and Jack Kornfield and is the author of nine books, including Lovingkindness, Real Happiness, and the most recent Finding Your Way: Meditations, Thoughts, and Wisdom for Living an Authentic Life. Sharon lives in New York City and teaches around the world.In this episode we talk about:What Sharon means by “an authentic life”Learning to be your own BFFHow the notion of self-love squares with the Buddhist notion of emptinessWhy it can be harder to receive love and help than to give itRelated Episodes: - Sharon Salzberg, “Real Love”- Losing Your Patience? Here’s How to Get It Back | Dr.