If we turn away from our own pain, we may find ourselves projecting this aversion onto others, seeing them as somehow inadequate for being in a troub… - Sharon Salzberg

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If we turn away from our own pain, we may find ourselves projecting this aversion onto others, seeing them as somehow inadequate for being in a troubled situation.

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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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