For episode 75 of the Metta Hour Podcast, Sharon shares a archival talk from when His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama visited the Insight Meditation Society in 1979, in honor of the H.H. Dalai Lama’s 83rd birthday this month! Sharon Read More

For episode 75 of the Metta Hour Podcast, Sharon shares a archival talk from when His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama visited the Insight Meditation Society in 1979, in honor of the H.H. Dalai Lama’s 83rd birthday this month! Sharon Read More
Getting Over Guilt Weekly Column By Sharon Salzberg for On Being Blog Published November 16th, 2015 We become addicted to guilt because we think ruminating repeatedly over a harmful statement or action will somehow absolve us of the negative experience Read More
The Self-Hatred Within Us Weekly Column By Sharon Salzberg for On Being Blog Published November 9th, 2015 I often think about a memorable conversation I had with His Holiness the Dalai Lama in 1990. I had an opportunity to ask Read More
Watch our special video tribute in honor of His Holiness Dalai Lama‘s 80th birthday on July 6th, 2015. Sharon recollects several personal stories from her time with His Holiness in the 1970s including his first visit to the Insight Meditation Read More
The Dalai Lama: A Model of Someone Who Has Lost A Lot Weekly Column By Sharon Salzberg for On Being Published July 6th, 2015 The Dalai Lama has spoken about the importance of action and not just prayer to try Read More
Does Creativity Have to Come from Suffering? Weekly Column By Sharon Salzberg for On Being Originally Published June 7, 2015 In 2010, I attended a discussion at Emory with the Dalai Lama, Alice Walker, and Richard Gere called “The Read More