“Lovingkindness in the Face of Adversity”—Sharon Salzberg at Wanderlust’s Speakeasy

“Loving-kindness: it’s not something simpering, saccharine, weak or foolish. It is actually something that is full of tremendous strength,” explains renowned meditation teacher, Sharon Salzberg in her Speakeasy from Wanderlust Tremblant. When people say to her that they have reservations about developing a mindset of ‘loving-kindness’, proffering excuses of not wanting to become weak or vulnerable, she responds by translating loving-kindness not as a means of caring for others, but as a connection with others. “It doesn’t mean you like everybody. It actually doesn’t even mean you like anybody! But we recognize deep down that our lives have something to do with one another, that we recognize something in one another. It’s like the children’s rule that “everyone gets to play”. They don’t have to be your best friend, but everyone deserves a shot at fundamental respect.”