Metta Hour with Sharon Salzberg
Religion & Spirituality:Buddhism
In episode 149 of the Metta Hour, Sharon speaks with Tim Desmond.
Tim is a psychotherapist, author, Distinguished Faculty Scholar at Antioch University New England, and student of Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh. He is the founder of Peer Collective and co-founder of Morning Sun Mindfulness Center in Alstead, NH. He was also a co-organizer of Occupy Wall Street. Tim's publications include Self-Compassion in Psychotherapy, The Self-Compassion Skills Workbook, and the 2019 release, How to Stay Human in a Fucked Up World.
In this conversation, Tim shares his history and what led him to become an activist and student of meditation, and eventually professional psychology. He shares about the impetus for the Morning Sun Mindfulness Center as well as the Peer Collective. They discuss the role of faith and love in psychotherapy and what the x-factor is in therapeutic healing. Tim reflects on the power of self-compassion and how to cultivate it and its transformational effects. They also discuss the role of suffering in happiness and how to work with suffering in a forward-leading way. Tim shares about his most recent book, How to Stay Human in a Fucked Up World, and the circumstances around the writing of that book. The episode closes with Tim leading a five-minute guided meditation.
Ep. 22 – The Cloud of Delusion
Ep. 21 – Suffering as an Opening to Faith
Ep. 20 – The Five Hindrances
Ep. 19 – Greed, Hatred, and Delusion
Ep. 18 – Balance
Ep. 17 – Doubt
Ep. 16 – Perspective
Ep. 15 – Three Visionary Statements of the Buddha
Ep. 14 – Buddhist Personality Type and the Wisdom of Trust
Ep. 13 – Real Happiness at Work
Ep. 12 – Concentration & Insight
Ep. 11 – Open Your Heart In Paradise Q&A
Ep. 10 – Mindful Millennials
Ep. 9 – It's All About Relationship
Ep. 8 – Love is Space
Ep. 7 – Aspirations
Ep. 6 – Foundations of Forgiveness
Ep. 5 – The Eightfold Path
Ep. 4 – The Brahma Viharas
Ep. 3 – Faith and Loving Kindness
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