Sharon Salzberg
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Sharon Salzberg is a teacher of Asian meditation practices, particularly Vipasannā, (mindfulness), and mettā (lovingkindess) methods. Her approaches also touches on the Brahmavihara meditations. All of these methods originate in the Theravada Buddhism traditions. 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.
An in-depth interview with Salzberg appears in the book "Meetings with Remarkable Women: Buddhist Teachers in America," by Lenore Friedman. (Boston:Shambhala, Revised and Updated edition, 2000. ISBN: 1570624747
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[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
