Real Change, Sharon Salzberg
Real Change, Sharon Salzberg
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Real Change
Mindfulness to Heal Ourselves and the World

Author: Sharon Salzberg

Narrator: Sharon Salzberg

Unabridged: 7 hr 45 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/01/2020


Synopsis

This program is read by the author.

From one of most prominent figures in the field of meditation comes a guidebook for how to use mindfulness to build our inner strength, find balance, and help create a better world.

In today’s fractured world, we’re constantly flooded with breaking news that causes anger, grief, and pain. People are feeling more stressed out than ever, and in the face of this fear and anxiety they can feel so burnt out and overwhelmed that they end up frozen in their tracks and unable to do anything. In Real Change, Sharon Salzberg, a leading expert in lovingkindness meditation, shares sage advice and indispensable techniques to help free ourselves from these negative feelings and actions. She teaches us that meditation is not a replacement for action, but rather a way to practice generosity with ourselves and summon the courage to break through boundaries, reconnect to a movement that’s bigger than ourselves, and have the energy to stay active.

Consulting with veteran activists and social-change agents in a variety of fields, Salzberg collects and shares their wisdom and offers the best practical advice to foster transformation in both ourselves and in society. To help tame our inner landscape or chaos, Salzberg offers mindfulness practices that will help listeners cultivate a sense of agency and stay engaged in the long-term struggle for social change.

Whether you’re resolving conflicts with a crotchety neighbor or combating global warming, Real Change will provide the fundamental principles and mindfulness practices to help guide you to the clarity and confidence to lift a foot and take the next step into a better world.

A Macmillan Audio production from Flatiron Books

"In this age of anxiety, grief, and strife, Sharon Salzberg, a leading authority on lovingkindness meditation, offers exactly the wisdom we need: the mindfulness to take action. This is not the mindfulness of navel-gazing on a mountaintop. Salzberg knows what it’s like to grieve and to heal; to fight and to reconcile; to fear and to find courage. She is the guide we’ve been looking for — and not a moment too soon." – Susan Cain, New York Times bestselling author of Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking

About Sharon Salzberg

Sharon Salzberg is a meditation pioneer, world-renowned teacher, and New York Times bestselling author. She is one of the first to bring mindfulness and lovingkindness meditation to mainstream American culture over 45 years ago, inspiring generations of meditation teachers and wellness influencers. Sharon is co-founder of The Insight Meditation Society in Barre, MA, and the author of twelve books, including the New York Times bestseller, Real Happiness, now in its second edition, and her seminal work, Lovingkindness. Her forthcoming release, Real Life: The Journey from Isolation to Openness and Freedom, is set for release in April of 2023 from Flatiron Books. Her podcast, The Metta Hour, has amassed six million downloads and features interviews with thought leaders from the mindfulness movement and beyond.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Cathy on July 26, 2020

Sharon Salzberg has been a voice of sanity and assurance for me during the quarantine and pandemic. launched Real Change on my Kindle app back in early April, and dipped into my free advance copy. Each night for months, reading just a few pages at a time, I found myself reminded of the power of the......more

Goodreads review by Chickpea on October 18, 2020

I'm sad to say that I did not enjoy this book. Sharon Salzberg is my favorite Buddhist author and I've read nearly all of her books, which have greatly impacted and changed my life. Although this book is beautifully written and with the same recognizable comfort and understanding all of Salzberg's w......more

Goodreads review by ❀ Susan on January 26, 2022

Real change is full of advice, suggestions and reflections. Each chapter ends with a thought-provoking meditation and challenges the reader how to live mindfully and make a difference in a time where the world feels divided and is struggling with issues of the pandemic, poverty, homelessness among m......more

Goodreads review by Jeanne on February 06, 2022

In the last couple of years, I've withdrawn from social media and have distanced myself from following politics firsthand – although I have friends and family members who keep me engaged in politics. How does one see problems in the world without being overwhelmed by them? Without distancing? How do......more


Quotes

“Inspiring, loving, and empowering. The perfect medicine for these difficult times.” - Jack Kornfield, bestselling author of A Path With Heart

"Real Change is a real gift to us all at a crucial time in our human evolution helping us cultivate the clarity to bring deeply needed transformation into our personal and public lives. Sharon Salzberg powerfully guides us with practical steps to cultivate resilience as we bring more active compassion and care into the world. Soak in these words of wisdom and your inner life and the world around you will change for the better!" - Dan Siegel, bestselling author of Brainstorm, The Whole-Brain Child, and No-Drama Discipline