Sharon Salzberg

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Sharon Salzberg is a teacher of Theravada Buddhism and meditation. Together with Jack Kornfield and Joseph Goldstein, she founded the Insight Meditation Society in 1974. She also co-founded (with Goldstein) the Barre Center for Buddhist Studies in 1989. And in 1998 they co-founded The Forest Refuge as a long-term meditation retreat center.

Her teaching approach focuses on Vipassana and Brahmavihara meditations.

Contents 1 Appointments 2 Books 3 Audio Publications 4 External links

[edit] Appointments

• Mind and Life Institute 2005 Investigating the Mind Conference, Panelist.
• Oprah Winfrey’s O Magazine, Contributing Editor.

[edit] Books

• Heart as Wide as the World (1999) ISBN 1-57062-428-3
• Voices of Insight (2001) ISBN 1-57062-769-X
• Faith: Trusting Your Own Deepest Experience (2003) ISBN 1-57322-340-9
• Lovingkindness: The Revolutionary Art of Happiness (2004) ISBN 1-59030-187-0
• The Force of Kindness: Change Your Life with Love and Compassion (2006) ISBN 1-59179-355-6

[edit] Audio Publications

• Insight Meditation: A Step-By-Step Course on How to Meditate (2002), with Joseph Goldstein ISBN 1-56455-906-8.
• Lovingkindness Meditation (2005) ISBN 1-59179-268-1

[edit] External links

• Sharon Salzberg's Website