Faith, Sharon Salzberg
Faith, Sharon Salzberg
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Faith
Trusting Your Own Deepest Experience

Author: Sharon Salzberg

Narrator: Sharon Salzberg

Unabridged: 4 hr 31 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/08/2008


Synopsis

Teachings to Cultivate the Practice of Faith
We tend to think of faith as a commodity you either have or you don’t. But in many of the world’s wisdom traditions, faith isn’t something you possess; it’s something you do. “Faith is a willingness to take the next step, to see the unknown as an adventure, to launch a journey,” teaches Sharon Salzberg. Now this beloved meditation teacher and author shares her unique understanding of faith, distinguishing it from belief and dogma, to help you cultivate this profound force in your life.

On this four-hour program Salzberg dispels the negative concepts that label faith as either “blind” or “ignorant” and reveals something much deeper: an intelligence and common sense rooted in your deepest experience. With discerning wisdom, she invites you to explore:
• The crucial first step in the faith journey: embracing impermanence—the ever-changing nature of the world
• The surprising relationship between doubt and faith
• How to move forward when you feel lost in the mire of resignation and despair
• Faith as a refuge for even our hardest times
• The ingredients of true faith: love and respect for ourselves and others

Faith is the ability to offer your heart to the truth of what is happening, the present expression of possibility, and the conduit connecting you to a bigger reality. With Faith you gain a powerful tool for cultivating the peace of mind and ease to carry you through any situation.

Unabridged audiobook read by the author.

About Sharon Salzberg

Sharon Salzberg, a student of Buddhism since 1971, has been leading meditation retreats worldwide since 1974. Influenced by her more than twenty-five years of study with Burmese, Indian, and Tibetan teachers, she teaches intensive awareness practice (vipassana or insight meditation) and the profound cultivation of lovingkindness and compassion (the Brahma Viharas). She is a cofounder of the Insight Meditation Society and The Barre Center for Buddhist Studies, both in Massachusetts. Salzberg is the author of several books including The Kindness Handbook, Faith: Trusting Your Own Deepest Experience, Lovingkindness: The Revolutionary Art of Happiness, A Heart as Wide as the World, and the New York Times bestseller Real Happiness. She has also authored several Sounds True audio and interactive learning kit works including Insight Meditation (with Joseph Goldstein), Unplug, and Lovingkindness Meditation.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Jean Marie on August 19, 2013

Sharon Salzberg speaks simply and honestly about her faith journey in this book. Her early life was hard, which led her to seek meaning and wisdom, which led her to Buddhism. I really appreciate Salzberg's artful way of illustrating her experiences and those of others, while teaching the universal tr......more

Goodreads review by Phil on November 19, 2023

"Faith Trusting Your Own Deepest Experience" outlines the author's approach to faith which is quite different to faith being equated to doctrine or to a deity. The author states that faith does not require a belief system but it is an inner quality that is revealed through one's deepest experience.......more

Goodreads review by Abbey on July 08, 2012

An extremely personal account of Salzberg's experiences with faith. She is a Buddhist and from the first page deconstructs the notion that faith is based in an object or an external subject (i.e. 'god'), but that true, unwavering faith can only be found in trust and courage found within oneself. Tha......more

Goodreads review by Hannah on September 18, 2008

Having been raised in a pagan/atheist "interfaith" family, the idea of "faith" has also seemed distinctly foreign and Christian to me. Salzburg approaches faith from a Buddhist perspective and frames faith as opening up to the possible, particularly in difficult times. I love her writing - she's sma......more

Goodreads review by Dieter on May 31, 2009

I find her thinking very clear and expressive. Good foundation for meditation and lovingkindness practice.......more