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May 26, 2014 sharon salzberg assures abc news anchor dan harris that its none of the aboveeven if the latter feels both lovely and rare to harris. In a previous book, real happiness, i wrote about continuous partial attention, the fragmented and hyper way we often pay attention these days. She has played a crucial role in bringing meditation and mindfulness practices to the west and into mainstream. Jan 14, 2014 we will explore a path to finding real happiness at work. Sharon is a new york times bestselling author and cofounder of the insight meditation society in barre, massachusetts. If you have to let go over and over again, thats finebeing able to more gracefully start over when weve become distracted or disconnected is one of the biggest benefits of meditation practice.
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