About Sharon Salzberg

Sharon Salzberg is a well-known teacher of Insight Meditation and author. She is one of the founders of the Insight Meditation Society in Barre, Massachusetts. She is the author of Faith: Trusting Your Own Deepest Experience.

The Magic Moment

by Sharon Salzberg| February 13, 2019

Sharon Salzberg explains how to practice basic breath meditation.

Love Everyone: A Guide for Spiritual Activists

by Sharon Salzberg and Rev. angel Kyodo williams| January 4, 2019

Sharon Salzberg and Rev. angel Kyodo williams discuss how we can bring spirituality and politics together to build a more just and compassionate society.

Becoming the Ally of All Beings

by Sharon Salzberg| July 9, 2018

Photo by Les Chatfield.

A teaching by Sharon Salzberg on the interconnectedness of all things.

On Suffering and the End of Suffering

by Sharon Salzberg| February 10, 2018

Head of Buddha Shakyamuni. Afghanistan, 4th-5th century. Courtesy of LACMA.

Sharon Salzberg on opening to the truth of suffering, the core of the Buddha’s teaching.

The Power of Real Love: A Conversation with Sharon Salzberg and bell hooks

by bell hooks, Sharon Salzberg and Melvin McLeod| November 4, 2017

Sharon Salzberg and bell hooks sit down with Lion’s Roar’s Melvin McLeod for a discussion on the power of love.

Generosity’s Perfection

by Sharon Salzberg| August 4, 2017

Giving up, giving in, just plain giving—Sharon Salzberg says that’s the truly transformative experience.

Know Your Enemy

by Sharon Salzberg and Robert Thurman| December 18, 2016

We call people who harm us enemies, but is that who they really are?

Awakening Confidence in Our Capacity for Loving Kindness: The Blessing of Dipa Ma

by Sharon Salzberg| February 12, 2016

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For Sharon Salzberg, the person who exemplified Right Effort and the power of transforming self-deprecation into self-confidence was her teacher Dipa Ma.