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“I've spent quite a bit of my life as a meditation teacher and writer commending the strengths of love and compassion.”

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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

“In a single moment we can understand we are not just facing a knee pain, or our discouragement and our wishing the sitting would end, but that right in the moment of seeing that knee pain, we're able to explore the teachings of the Buddha. What does it mean to have a painful experience? What does it mean to hate it, and to fear it?”

Mean Doe Ends Moments Able Pain Hate Wish Seeing Teaching Sitting Painful Knees Discouragement Painful Experiences

Author:Sharon Salzberg

“In our usual mind state, we are continually activating the process that in Buddhist terminology is known as 'bhava,' which literally means 'becoming.' In this space of becoming, we are subtly leaning forward into the future, trying to have security based on feeling that we can hold on, we can try to keep things from changing.”

Trying Mind Mean States Feelings Process Space Known Security Becoming Buddhist Usual Terminology

Author:Sharon Salzberg

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