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Faith: Trusting Your Own Deepest Experience | 
 enlarge | Author: Sharon Salzberg
Publisher: Riverhead Trade
Category: Book
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Rating:  17 reviews
Sales Rank: 97195
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 192
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Dimensions (in): 7.8 x 5.1 x 0.7
ISBN: 1573223409
Dewey Decimal Number: 294
EAN: 9781573223409
ASIN: 1573223409
Publication Date: September 2, 2003
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Amazon.com Review
Bestselling author Sharon Salzberg explores the meaning of faith through her personal story about a harrowing childhood of isolation and loss (a father's abandonment, a mother's early death) and her eventual journey into the Buddhist tradition. The overriding message, explains Salzberg, is that faith is "not superficial or sentimental: it does not say everything will turn out all right." So what is faith, if not trust in a happy ending? Salzburg, the cofounder of the Insight Meditation Society, explains that faith resides not in the outcome, but in the willingness to see the possibility for change."The first step on the journey of faith is to recognize that everything is moving onward to something else, inside us and outside.... We see that a self-image we've been holding doesn't need to define us forever, the next step is not the last step, what life was is not what it is now, and certainly not what it might yet be." Like the great teachers of Buddhism, Salzberg relies on her stories to make the teachings relevant. She shifts effortlessly from the voice of a memoirist to the voice of a master teacher. Through her insights, we come to understand faith as a verb. Faith means never giving up on the possibilities of each moment, always seeing "our own potential for happiness, for vibrant wisdom and sustained compassion--a potential that all beings share." --Gail Hudson
Product Description
In this beautifully written work, one of America's most beloved meditation teachers offers discerning wisdom on understanding faith as a healing quality. Through the teachings of Buddha and insight gained from her lifelong spiritual quest, Salzberg provides us with a road map for cultivating a feeling of peace that can be practiced by anyone of any tradition.
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 Buddhists of Faith December 29, 2008
Great book by one of the originators of American Buddhism. Get it if you have doubt.
 Relief June 16, 2008
Reading this book gave me a deeper relief for my soul...Sharon's words are easy to understand and at the same time have a strong and deep message...having faith and getting a wider understanding about the events in our lives helps us to remain connected to our deepest truths...Sharon's view of faith is easy and available for us in our daily lifes!
 Not What I Expected May 28, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
The lack of stars does not indicate a poor quality of writer, but simply a more one-sided look at faith than I was expecting. The focus was on Buddhism. I was hoping for a more inclusive study.
 Page 55 December 11, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Everything made sense to me on page 55. This book changed my life and I'm forever grateful.
I plan to give this as gifts this year to friends.
Great insight February 8, 2007
6 out of 8 found this review helpful
I have read one other book on Buddhism "Plain & Simple" by Steven Hagen and have been fascinated with the "alternative" outlook (alternative to most established religions) because of the fact that Buddhism is more about your own personal journey and discovery, than the preachings of religious institution. It also seems to be more "reality-based" in that is based on our own experiences rather than dogma. I first became aware of Sharon Salzberg through meaningoflife.tv where she is one of the interviewees. Her incredible calm and soothing confidence seems to leap through the screen. If you have any interest in deeper spiritual questions etc. check that site out.
As far as this book is concerned, I found it very generally to be very enjoyable. Her insights and experiences are very valuable in trying to use for ourselves in our own attempts to be aware and mindfull. The only reason I gave the book 3 stars is that it does have a bit of the "self-help" kind of feel to it at times, but this is probably more a reflection of my personal bias against that literary genre, than any major shortcoming of this book. I fully recommend this book, Ms. Salzberg's wisdom, and the mindfull path.
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