The
written word is central to Sharon Salzberg’s
teaching and studies. In her early Buddhist
studies at the University of Buffalo, she
discovered Chogyam Trungpa’s book, Meditation
in Action. She later heard him speak at a
nearby school: he was the first practicing
Buddhist she encountered. While studying in
India, Shunryu Suzuki’s book Zen Mind,
Beginner’s Mind profoundly influenced
the direction of her meditation practice.
She
is a regular contributor the the Huffington
Post, and was a contributing editor of Oprah’s
O Magazine for several years. She has appeared
in Time Magazine, Yoga Journal, msnbc.com,
Tricycle, Real Simple, Body & Soul, Mirabella,
Good Housekeeping, Self, Buddhadharma, More
and Shambhala Sun, as well as on a variety
of radio programs.
Various
anthologies on spirituality have featured
Sharon Salzberg and her work, including Meetings
with Remarkable Women, Gifts of the Spirit,
A Complete Guide to Buddhist America, Handbook
of the Heart, The Best Guide to Meditation,
From the Ashes—A Spiritual Response
to the Attack on America, and How to Stop
the Next War Now: Effective Responses to Violence
and Terrorism.
