lovingkindness (a winter love study hall)
and practice.
The topic of lovingkindness, as described here by Sharon Salzman in Real Love (p.18-19) as a set of actions we can take to strengthen a way of being where love is foundational (not the sticky sweet icing on the cake - which has its place) but as the landscape of connection, meaning, value, humanity. The ground, the soil nourishing and living in all that grows from it, and returns to it.
That’s what draws me in, and also makes me a bit uncomfortable…it’s too much, it’s kinda culty…and then, resonant, gently challenging / inviting —
…we have an intuition that we can connect so much more deeply to ourselves and each other… — Sharon Salzman’s audio excerpt from Real Love"
Salzberg, Sharon. Real Love: The Art of Mindful Connection. First edition. Flatiron Books, 2017, p.18-19. https://www.sharonsalzberg.com/reallove/.
Register here for winter love study hall on Friday 11-Mar from 5:30-6:15pm EST, where we’ll explore lovingkindness.