A new book from
world-renowned
meditation expert
Sharon Salzberg.
Embark on the
journey to deepen
curiosity, authenticity,
and freedom.
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Released April 11th, 2023 in hardcover, ebook & audiobook.
Paperback edition available April 9th, 2024
Let’s Get Real
No one is immune to the different seasons of life. Yet we are often ill-prepared to navigate these natural ups and downs with clarity and compassion. In her new book, Real Life, Sharon Salzberg contemplates the skills needed to traverse the larger cycles of life, drawing from 40+ years of experience in the Buddhist tradition. Applying contemplative tools, we can learn to live more fearlessly― moving from constriction and isolation to a more spacious place of possibility, creativity, connection, and joy.
In This Book
• Uncover a deeper sense of yourself
• Expand your vision of what’s possible
• Alignment with your core values
• Navigate loss without getting stuck
• Carry a sense of community with you
• Recover from emotional effects of crisis
• The art of letting go + beginning again
• Build greater emotional intelligence
• Seek out joy in everyday life
• Befriend yourself on the journey
What Folks Say
“Sharon Salzberg is, to me, a perfect Buddhist teacher, who manages to guide us gently and entertainingly towards peace, awakening, and lovingkindness.” —Anne Lamott, author of Bird by Bird
“Real Life has the power to revolutionize the way we relate to ourselves and the world..” —Valarie Kaur, author of See No Stranger
“Real Life leaves us wiser, encouraged, courageous and tender, more connected to our heart.” —Jack Kornfield, author of After the Ecstasy, the Laundry
“What a joy to soak in these illuminating ideas and engaging stories of how we each can live more fully and freely in our challenging times.” —Daniel J. Siegel, M.D. author of IntraConnected
“Sharon has done it again; Real Life delivers another gem from the person I like to call the Queen of Lovingkindness.” —Atman Smith, co-author of Let Your Light Shine
“Sharon Salzberg is, above all, a master storyteller.” —Catherine Burns, artistic director of The Moth
“Of all the contemporary women Buddhist teachers, Sharon Salzberg, is the most radically open... the one teacher I have met throughout the years whom I can spend lots of time with, speaking both about the sacred and the mundane” —bell hooks
“This book maps our life-giving journey from isolation to community, from confinement to freedom.” —Parker J. Palmer, author of On the Brink of Everything
“Sharon Salzberg’s Real Life invites us to approach our one precious life with fullness and courage, without papering over the pain or the challenges.” —Rabbi Angela Buchdahl, senior rabbi of Central Synagogue, New York City
“The jewel in the crown of the Real series. This gift of a book is filled with Sharon’s signature style of blending keen observation, profound wisdom, and the easeful confidence of a trusted teacher.” —Amishi Jha, Ph.D neuroscientist and author of the national bestseller Peak Mind.
“Real Life gives us a pathway of remembering. In this inspiring and powerful book we are invited to open to our full potential for wisdom and love, and offered clear, practical guidance for living from that basic goodness.” —Tara Brach, author of Radical Acceptance and Radical Compassion
“Sharon Salzberg shows us how to rebalance ourselves in the face of life’s difficulties, and in so doing, free our minds and hearts to find bliss and wonder.” —David DeSteno, author and host of the podcast How God Works
“Sharon is a master at helping us get over ourselves and get out of our heads—so that we can do hard things and generally do life better. This book will help you shed old, unhelpful patterns and escape what David Foster Wallace once called ‘the skull-sized kingdom.’” —Dan Harris, author of 10% Happier
“Sharon Salzberg writes from a place filled with love and simplicity. With Real Life, she gives profoundly effective advice about emerging from the dark corners where we find ourselves. Her insights are life-changing” —Mary Louis-Parker, star of Weeds and The West Wing
“This book will put you in touch with your own deepest wisdom and help you embody it in your own life.” —Scott Barry Kaufman, Ph.D., host of The Psychology Podcast and author of Transcend
“A shout of joy to welcome the hope-filled inner journey of this book!” —Robert Thurman, professor emeritus, Columbia University, and author of Wisdom Is Bliss
“Real Life is far more than piercing, fierce instructions for cultivating lovingkindness as a means for our connection. It is also an elegy for the heartache of isolation and pathway to connection.” —Jerry Colonna, author of Reboot