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Loving-kindness and compassion are the basis for wise, powerful, sometimes gentle, and sometimes fierce actions that can really make a difference - in our own lives and those of others.

Sharon Salzberg

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Sharon Salzberg
Age: 72
Born: 1952
Born: August 5
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