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Sharon Salzberg

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.

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Finding Your Way: Meditations, Thoughts, and Wisdom for Living an Authentic Life

Finding Your Way: Meditations, Thoughts, and Wisdom for Living an Authentic Life

2023

Real Life: The Journey from Isolation to Openness and Freedom

Real Life: The Journey from Isolation to Openness and Freedom

2023

Real Change: Mindfulness to Heal Ourselves and the World

Real Change: Mindfulness to Heal Ourselves and the World

2020

Real Happiness, 10th Anniversary Edition

Real Happiness, 10th Anniversary Edition

2019

Real Love: The Art of Mindful Connection

Real Love: The Art of Mindful Connection

2017

Tribe of Mentors: Short Life Advice from the Best in the World

Tribe of Mentors: Short Life Advice from the Best in the World

2017

with Yuval Noah Harari, Eric Ripert, Neil Strauss, Steven Pinker, Neil Gaiman, Soman Chainani and Caroline Paul

Love Your Enemies: How to Break the Anger Habit & Be a Whole Lot Happier

Love Your Enemies: How to Break the Anger Habit & Be a Whole Lot Happier

2013

with Robert A.F. Thurman

Real Happiness: The Power of Meditation

Real Happiness: The Power of Meditation

2010

Faith

Faith

2002

Insight Meditation: A Step-by-step Course on How to Meditate

Insight Meditation: A Step-by-step Course on How to Meditate

2001

with Joseph Goldstein

A Heart as Wide as the World: Stories on the Path of Lovingkindness

A Heart as Wide as the World: Stories on the Path of Lovingkindness

1997

Lovingkindness: The Revolutionary Art of Happiness

Lovingkindness: The Revolutionary Art of Happiness

1995