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I've spent quite a bit of my life as a meditation teacher and writer commending the strengths of love and compassion.
Sharon Salzberg
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Sharon Salzberg
Age: 72
Born: 1952
Born: August 5
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As we work to reweave the strands of connection, we can be supported by the wisdom and lovingkindness of others.
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My experience working with lots of creative people is that they don't lose their artistic edge when they lose a fierce level of anguish. They just create from a different place.
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