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Sharon Salzberg is a New York Times Best selling author and teacher of Buddhist meditation practices in the West. In 1974, she co-founded the Insight Meditation Society at Barre, Massachusetts with Jack Kornfield and Joseph Goldstein. Her emphasis is on vipassanā and mettā methods, and has been leading meditation retreats around the world for over three decades. All of these methods have their origins in the Theravada Buddhist tradition. Her books include Lovingkindness: The Revolutionary Art of Happiness , A Heart as Wide as the World , Real Happiness - The Power of Meditation: A 28-Day Program , which was on The New York Times Best Seller list in 2011, and the follow-up Real Happiness at Work . Wikipedia  

✵ 1952  •  Other names 莎倫.薩爾斯堡
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Famous Sharon Salzberg Quotes

“We often get caught up in our own reactions and forget the vulnerability of the person in front of us.”

Sharon Salzberg

Source: The Force of Kindness: Change Your Life with Love & Compassion

“We don’t need any sort of religious orientation to lead a life that is ethical, compassionate & kind.”

Sharon Salzberg

Source: The Force of Kindness: Change Your Life with Love & Compassion

“The difference between misery and happiness depends on what we do with our attention.”

Sharon Salzberg

Source: Lovingkindness: The Revolutionary Art of Happiness

“Mindfulness, also called wise attention, helps us see what we’re adding to our experiences, not only during meditation sessions but also elsewhere.”

Sharon Salzberg

Source: Real Happiness: The Power of Meditation

“If we fall, we don't need self-recrimination or blame or anger - we need a reawakening of our intention and a willingness to re-commit, to be whole-hearted once again.”

Sharon Salzberg

Sharon Salzberg Quotes

“The mind thinks thoughts that we don't plan. It's not as if we say, 'At 9:10 I'm going to be filled with self-hatred.”

Sharon Salzberg

“We need the courage to learn from our past and not live in it.”

Sharon Salzberg

Source: The Force of Kindness: Change Your Life with Love & Compassion

“Meditation is the ultimate mobile device; you can use it anywhere, anytime, unobtrusively.”

Sharon Salzberg

Source: Real Happiness: The Power of Meditation

“Restore your attention or bring it to a new level by dramatically slowing down whatever you're doing.”

Sharon Salzberg

Source: Real Happiness: The Power of Meditation

“Mindfulness isn't difficult, we just need to remember to do it.”

Sharon Salzberg

Source: Real Happiness: The Power of Meditation

“All beings want to be happy, yet so very few know how. It is out of ignorance that any of us cause suffering, for ourselves or for others”

Sharon Salzberg

Source: Lovingkindness: The Revolutionary Art of Happiness

“By engaging in a delusive quest for happiness, we bring only suffering upon ourselves. In our frantic search for something to quench our thirst, we overlook the water all around us and drive ourselves into exile from our own lives.”

Sharon Salzberg

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