The foundation of metta practice is to know how to be our o… - Sharon Salzberg

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The foundation of metta practice is to know how to be our own friend. According to the Buddha, “You can search throughout the entire universe for someone who is more deserving of your love and affection than you are yourself, and that person is not to be found anywhere. You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.

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Sharon Salzberg (born August 5, 1952) is an author and teacher of Buddhist meditation practice in the West.

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