Interview with Sharon Salzberg: Turning Suffering into Connection

In this conversation with Myoshin Kelley, Sharon Salzberg reflects on how early suffering set her on the path of meditation and shaped her lifelong work with compassion. She recalls the influence of her teacher Dipa Ma, who taught her that understanding suffering is the basis for teaching, and the radiance of Kunu Rinpoche, who embodied bodhicitta. She explores how compassion is not weakness but strength, why lovingkindness practice reveals our shared vulnerability, and how every moment counts in making our ideals real.