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The ordinary events of our everyday experiences, says Sharon Salzberg, contain everything we need to transform our lives for the better. In short sections that include many stories and anecdotes culled from her twenty-five years as a student and teacher of Buddhist meditation, Sharon Salzberg reveals how our own happiness is found in the capacity to open our hearts to others. She talks about the inevitable ups and downs of meditation practice, the cultivation of wisdom and compassion, and how to bring the benefits of meditation into our everyday lives. The chapters show:How personal suffering can be the gateway to compassion...How meditation gives us the opportunity to live our lives more fully...How faith in the teachings can enable us to grow in compassion, lovingkindness, and freedom...How the practice of generosity can eliminate feelings of isolation and loneliness...How meditation practice can engender a sense of wonder, leading to a powerfully intuitive and wordless understanding of the world.

"...[A] down-to-earth manual on integrating meditation with everyday life and reaping our inherent gifts of compassion, lovingkindness, and wisdom."

Tricycle: The Buddhist Review, Spring, 1998

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