Sharon Salzberg
New York City
About
Sharon Salzberg is an author and teacher of Buddhist meditation practice in the West. In 1974, she co-founded the Insight Meditation Society at Barre, Massachusetts, with Jack Korn
Buddhist tradition
Theravāda / Vipassana
English
Biography
Sharon Salzberg is an author and teacher of Buddhist meditation practice 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 (insight) and mettā (loving-kindness) methods, and she has been leading meditation retreats around the world for several decades.
Teachings & topics
MeditationLovingkindnessMindfulnessCompassionLiberation
Lineage & relations
Notable students
Doug Kraft
Student
Bibliography
- Real Life2023 · Flatiron Books
- Real Happiness, 10th Anniversary Edition2019 · Workman Publishing Company, Incorporated
- Real love2017 · PAN MACMILLAN U.K
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