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Sharon Salzburg is quite simply an icon when it comes to meditation. She is a world-renowned teacher who's famous for

her ripassna and love and kindness methods. She's also the co-founder of the Insight

Meditation Society and last but not least a New York Times best-selling

author.

And Sharon, it's such an honor to have you here.

My first real exposure to meditation was actually through you back at Tibet House in New York City, I think in around 2010, when I went to a workshop of yours and how to learn meditation and that had a profound impact on me.

So before we start, thank you.

No, thank you so much for saying that and it's a great delight to be with you and as you and I were chatting beforehand,

it's a little bit eerie too because I have, as well as living in Massachusetts and having a retreat center here. I have an

apartment in New York City and this podcast was the last thing I was supposed to do

on my schedule before I left New York from Massachusetts and at that

time he said we only do them in person. It's like it has to be done in person and I just looked at how I was feeling and you know being

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