Sharon Salzberg's father left home when she was 4. Her mother died when she was 9. She went to live with her grandparents, but her grandfather died soon after. Her father returned, tried to kill himself and ended up a mental patient for the rest of his life.
By the time Sharon left for college, she'd lived in five different households, all chaotic and confusing. She felt abandoned and angry.
And then, when she was 18 — convinced she was unworthy of love — Sharon went to India. And her life changed in wonderful ways.
Sharon learned to meditate, to look deep within, and what she discovered is what she's been living and teaching ever since: that goodness exists in everyone; that she was wildly worthy of love; that everyone deserves to be happy and can be happy, once you learn to be mindful, compassionate and free of judgments. (MORE)
Source: Democrat and Chronicle
1 comment:
One needs strength to go through such a stage in childhood and yet go out and seek for the truth. I think she has found the right path. Though i had troubles of my own, nothing compared to what Sharon had to face. I have also been doing meditation, at Inner Metamorphosis University in Chicago. Their classes have been really helpful to me and so this book, "The Source Of Joy Within" By Bhashkar Perinchery.
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