About the Author: Sharon Salzberg
Sharon Salzberg has studied and practiced meditation with Burmese,Indian,and Tibetan teachers for the past 25 years. She is a cofounder of the Barre Center for Buddhist Studies and the Insight Meditation Society,where she lives and teaches. Sharon Salzberg directs meditation retreats throughout the United States and abroad. She is the author of Lovingkindness and (on audio) Lovingkindness Meditation.
Use the metta, or lovingkindness, meditation to cultivate a deep sense of caring for self and for all of creation
Take some time to join Sharon Salzberg in a seven-minute loving kindness meditation that will open your heart and calm your mind.
Distill the great spiritual teachings from around the world down to their most basic principles, and one thread emerges to unite them all: kindness. In The Force of Kindness, Sharon Salzberg, one of the nation's most respected Buddhist authors and meditation teachers, offers practical instruction on how we can cultivate this essential trait within ourselves.