Sharon Salzberg (born August 5, 1952) is an author and teacher of Buddhist meditation practices 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 has been leading meditation retreats around the world for over three decades. All of these methods have their origins in the Theravada Buddhist tradition. Her books include ''Lovingkindness: The Revolutionary Art of Happiness'' (1995), ''A Heart as Wide as the World'' (1999), ''Real Happiness - The Power of Meditation: A 28-Day Program'' (2010), which was on The New York Times Best Seller list in 2011, and the follow-up ''Real Happiness at Work'' (2013). She runs a Metta Hour podcast, and contributes monthly to a column On Being.
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Sharon Salzberg (born August 5, 1952) is an author and teacher of Buddhist meditation practices 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 has been leading meditation retreats around the world for over three decades. All of these methods have their origins in the Theravada Buddhist tradition. Her books include ''Lovingkindness: The Revolutionary Art of Happiness'' (1995), ''A Heart as Wide as the World'' (1999), ''Real Happiness - The Power of Meditation: A 28-Day Program'' (2010), which was on The New York Times Best Seller list in 2011, and the follow-up ''Real Happiness at Work'' (2013). She runs a Metta Hour podcast, and contributes monthly to a column On Being.
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