Sharon Salzberg
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About
Meditation practitioner, teacher and author who shares her relatable approach to meditation and Buddhist teachings. Her best-known work is the 1995 book Lovingkindness: The Revolutionary Art of Happiness. She has amassed more than 160,000 followers on her sharonsalzberg Instagram account.
Before Fame
She first learned about Buddhism during her sophomore year at the State University of New York, Buffalo.
Trivia
She has written multiple books including the New York Times bestseller, Real Happiness. She studied Dipa Ma, Anagarika Munindra, and Sayadaw U Pandita.
Family Life
Her mother died when she was nine years old.
Associated With
She, Jack Kornfield and Joseph Goldstein founded the Insight Meditation Society at Barre, Massachusetts.
