Sharon Salzberg
Sharon Salzberg, a student of Buddhism since 1971, has been leading
meditation retreats worldwide since 1974. Influenced by her more
than twenty-five years of study with Burmese, Indian, and Tibetan
teachers, she teaches intensive awareness practice (vipassana or
insight meditation) and the profound cultivation of lovingkindness
and compassion (the Brahma Viharas). She is a cofounder of the
Insight Meditation Society and The Barre Center for Buddhist
Studies, both in Massachusetts. Salzberg is the author of several
books including The Kindness Handbook, Faith: Trusting Your Own
Deepest Experience, Lovingkindness: The Revolutionary Art of
Happiness, A Heart as Wide as the World, and the New York Times
bestseller Real Happiness. She has also authored several Sounds
True audio and interactive learning kit works including Insight
Meditation (with Joseph Goldstein), Unplug, and Lovingkindness
Meditation.
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