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I think what we (as a society) need from artists of all kinds is courage, a willingness to explore, and a really big sense of possibility.

Sharon Salzberg

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Sharon Salzberg
Age: 72
Born: 1952
Born: August 5
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Fearful of wasting a second, we hoard time as if it were money.
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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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Everyone's mind wanders, without doubt, and we always have to start over. Everyone resists or dislikes the thought of or is too tired to meditate at times, and we have to be able to begin again.
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Some people have a mistaken idea that all thoughts disappear through meditation and we enter a state of blankness. There certainly are times of great tranquility when concentration is strong and we have few, if any, thoughts. But other times, we can be flooded with memories, plans or random thinking. It's important not to blame yourself.
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