About this episode

Susan Piver discusses the nature of meditation in relation to heartbreak and emotional vulnerability.

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, I explore one of the most persistent misunderstandings about meditation: that it is supposed to make you feel better. From my experience, meditation does not numb heartbreak or smooth out emotional life. It opens us more fully to our experience. I talk about why vulnerability is not a failure of practice, but a sign that something real is happening. I also share thoughts on heartbreak as a path of awakening, the connection between heartbreak and compassion, a...

People in this episode

Host: Susan Piver

Topics covered

• meditation
• heartbreak
• vulnerability
• compassion
• emotional experience

Keywords

• meditation
• heartbreak
• vulnerability
• compassion
• emotional life

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