For episode 246, Susan Cain makes her first appearance on the Metta Hour! Susan is the author of the #1 New York Times bestsellers Quiet, and Bittersweet, which was also an Oprah Book Club selection. She has spent the last twenty years exploring a particular realm of human nature: the quiet, the sensitive, the thoughtful, the bittersweet. Susan’s record-smashing TED talks have been viewed over 50 million times and she the host of the Quiet Life online community. In this conversation, Susan and Sharon discuss: How Susan approaches writing VIA character strength test Does great art have to come from great pain How suffering brings us together Susan embracing her “differences” The Quiet Life Community Why sadness is a bridge to connection The Dalai Lama the Darwinist Moral elevation Dipa Ma telling Sharon she would teach Leonard Coen as Susan’s patron saint Beauty in the broken world Never be ashamed of your suffering The history of the word “loser” Susan learning Lovingkindness meditation Lovingkindness and boundaries Chocolate and Brussels sprouts Susan closes the conversation with a guided reflection. You can join Susan’s Quiet Life Community right here: https://thequietlife.net/ ================ Sharon Salzberg & Best-Selling Author Susan Cain – Metta Hour Podcast Ep. 246 - https://youtu.be/SIm_6VpdT_I Sharon Salzberg – Metta Hour – Ep. 246 – Susan Cain - https://beherenownetwork.com/https://beherenownetwork.com/sharon-salzberg-metta-hour-ep-246-susan-cain/ ================ Make sure not to miss a single video podcast from Be Here Now Network! Click here to Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCc1lvEoC5PZWm-MzgUfJQfg Follow Be Here Now Network: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BeHereNowNetwork Twitter: https://twitter.com/beherenownet Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/beherenownetwork ================ Be Here Now Network Podcasts, Courses, and Articles to help you live a Life in Balance. Heart-Centered wisdom from Ram Dass, Jack Kornfield, Sharon Salzberg, Krishna Das + many more! Get a Free Guided Meditation from Sharon Salzberg when you first sign up at: https://beherenownetwork.com/