“Throughout our lives we long to love ourselves more deeply and to feel connected with others. Instead, we often contract, fear intimacy, and suffer a bewildering sense of separation. We crave love, and yet we are lonely. Our delusion of being separate from one another, of being apart from all that is around us, gives rise to all of this pain.”
Quote by Sharon Salzberg
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Sharon Salzberg
Sharon Salzberg is a renowned author and mindfulness meditation teacher. Born in New York in 1952, she has a deep interest in Eastern philosophy and meditation from a young age. Her works cover a wide range of topics including personal growth, spiritual cultivation, and Buddhist wisdom, which have won her a large following among readers. more
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