Heartbreak as Spiritual Practice
April 21, 2025 | 9 CommentsAudio only version is here
Meditation begins at 12:02
Dear, wonderful Open Heart Project,
Many years ago, I wrote a book called The Wisdom of a Broken Heart about how Buddhist wisdom helped me with my own broken heart. I get emails and messages about the impact of this book more than anything I have ever written. I am gratified to know it is useful. (Last year, I updated the audiobook version because I own those rights. I wanted to update the book with some of the things I’ve learned over the last decade and also include some meditations. You can find it here if you’re interested.)
I have three basic suggestions for how Buddhist wisdom can help with heartbreak. Of course, no one has to be a Buddhist to derive benefit from them. In this video, I share some thoughts about the first suggestion (the subsequent videos over the next couple of weeks will contain reflections on the other two).
I hope you will find this of benefit. Please let me know what you think—it is always so valuable to hear from you.
With love,
Susan
PS For more on the power and possibility of allowing sadness please have a look at my recent Substack article, “Sadness is a Super Power“. Please subscribe, share…as you wish!
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9 Comments
Thank you Susan for making an incredibly complicated topic …. more simple and way less complicated. Let’s just say — it’s helpful ! 🙏🙏❤️
this is what it’s all about!!! much love, s
I appreciate these words that are so helpful, 💔 my heart needed this.
Very glad to hear this. <3 S
Thank you.
Appreciate you and your teachings so much.
Deep bow
🙏🏼
Sarvani
So glad to hear it, Sarvani. <3 S
Thank you very much, Susan!
Your book is very powerful. It was really helpful during my heartbreak. Your gentle and very supportive voice was as a fresh air. And we are really become able to feel all sorrows and sadness of the world and others, even if in the moment we do not realize that. After all, we become not broken, we become more compassion, more kind. We can see and feel others pain and sadness more sharply, and we may help them, at least just be with them in this moment. Thank you again!
I loved reading every word of this, Marina. Thank you so much for taking the time to share these reflections. They mean a lot to me. And I hope you are well! <3 S