# Ep. 56 – Social Action & Misplaced Faith with Sharon Salzberg Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/creativity-spirituality-making-a-buck-with-david-nichtern-92367/ep-56-social-action-misplaced-faith-with-sharon-salzberg Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/creativity-spirituality-making-a-buck-with-david-nichtern-92367/ep-56-social-action-misplaced-faith-with-sharon-salzberg.md Podcast: [Creativity, Spirituality & Making a Buck with David Nichtern](https://stenobird.com/podcast/creativity-spirituality-making-a-buck-with-david-nichtern-92367) Published: 2025-06-12T14:40:12+00:00 Episode link: https://rss.art19.com/episodes/c1fbebc2-df7f-4959-aff0-e125d9916ea5.mp3?rss_browser=BAhJIg90cmFuc2NyaWJyBjoGRVQ%3D--952c5701c84ad333c69d5faa668f8177091704f0 Audio file: https://rss.art19.com/episodes/c1fbebc2-df7f-4959-aff0-e125d9916ea5.mp3?rss_browser=BAhJIg90cmFuc2NyaWJyBjoGRVQ%3D--952c5701c84ad333c69d5faa668f8177091704f0 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/creativity-spirituality-making-a-buck-with-david-nichtern-92367/episodes/ep-56-social-action-misplaced-faith-with-sharon-salzberg Duration seconds: 3929 ## Resource Old friends Sharon Salzberg and David Nichtern meet to discuss the calamity of misplaced faith and the expansion that can come from individualized social action. Join Sharon's Upcoming Course with Tricycle to uncover your Buddhist Personality Type This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at  betterhelp.com/beherenow  and get on your way to being your best self. This week on the CSM podcast, David and Sharon have a thought-provoking conversation about: Expanding the definition of social action to include art and genuine spiritual practice Looking deeper into the root cause of social problems Attempting to bring Buddhist teachings into a democracy Misplaced faith and the three root poisons in Buddhism - Grasping, Aversion, and Delusion Purification: going beyond awareness and into the elbow grease required for actually changing negative patterns The building blocks of real mindfulness and incorporating many different practices Kali Yuga, considering the state of the world, and trying to remain optimistic  Understanding the consequences of our actions and our role in the collective How we relate to unchosen suffering and chosen suffering  Sign up for Dharma Moon’s Summer 100-Hour Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Training Course with David Nichtern, starting June 13th. Or, for a shortened version, join Dharma Moon for an Introductory Weekend Course on the Path of Meditation and Mindfulness. About Sharon Salzberg: Sharon Salzberg is a meditation pioneer, world-renowned teacher, and New York Times bestselling author. She is one of the first to bring mindfulness and lovingkindness meditation to mainstream American culture over 45 years ago, inspiring generations of meditation teachers and wellness influencers. Sharon is co… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/creativity-spirituality-making-a-buck-with-david-nichtern-92367/episodes/ep-56-social-action-misplaced-faith-with-sharon-salzberg/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/creativity-spirituality-making-a-buck-with-david-nichtern-92367/ep-56-social-action-misplaced-faith-with-sharon-salzberg.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.