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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.

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Sharon Salzberg
Age: 72
Born: 1952
Born: August 5
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New York City
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Fearful of wasting a second, we hoard time as if it were money.
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To offer our hearts in faith means recognizing that our hearts are worth something, that we ourselves, in our deepest and truest nature, are of value.
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Faith is not a commodity that you either have or don't have enough of, or the right kind of. It's an ongoing process. The opposite of faith is despair.
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Our path, our sense of spirituality demands great earnestness, dedication, sincerity & continuity.
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Sometimes people don't trust the force of kindness. They think love or compassion or kindness will make you weak and kind of stupid and people will take advantage of you you won't stand up for other people.
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