All beings want to be happy, yet so very few know how. It i… - Sharon Salzberg

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All beings want to be happy, yet so very few know how. It is out of ignorance that any of us cause suffering, for ourselves or for others

Sharon Salzberg
Lovingkindness: The Revolutionary Art of Happiness

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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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