Sharon Salzberg Audio & Video

In this interview from MeaningOfLife.tv, cofounder of the Insight Meditation Society Sharon Salzberg talks about her spiritual path while introducing listener's to many concepts of Buddhist practice.

We tend to think of faith as a commodity you either have or you don’t. But in many of the world’s wisdom traditions, faith isn’t something you possess; it’s something you do.

Robert Thurman is an American Buddhist writer and academic who has written, edited or translated several books on Tibetan Buddhism.

Meditation practice is far simpler, more fun, less esoteric and much more relevant to the wide-ranging situations we encounter in everyday life than we might imagine.

Now as I look more deeply into lovingkindness, I find that it actually rests on another foundation, the expression of faith.

The Sharon Salzberg Metta Hour features Buddhist philosophy in a practical, common sense vernacular.

Ten million Americans will meditate today—and that number is only expected to rise. What’s the best way to get started?

The number of Buddhist meditation centers in North America has doubled in little more than a decade, confirming the ever-widening appeal of this ancient approach to inner peace and self-understanding.

Thousands of years prove it, and Western science backs it: Meditation sharpens focus. Meditation lowers blood pressure, relieves chronic pain, reduces stress. Meditation helps us experience greater calm.

Within your own heart is a limitless source of supreme energy the energy of love.