The key to cultivating confidence in ourselves is understanding our right to make the truth our own.
SHARON SALZBERGSelf-compassion is like a muscle. The more we practice flexing it, especially when life doesn’t go exactly according to plan (a frequent scenario for most of us), the stronger and more resilient our compassion muscle becomes.
More Sharon Salzberg Quotes
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Compassion grows in us when we know how the energy of love is available all around us.
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Once someone appears to us primarily as an object, kindness has no place to root.
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The art of concentration is a continual letting go. We let go of what is inessential or distracting. We let go of a thought or a feeling, not because we are afraid of it or because we can’t bear to acknowledge it as a part of our experience; but, because it is UNNECESSARY.
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To reteach a thing its loveliness is the nature of metta. Through loving kindness, everyone & everything can flower again from within.
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Sometimes kindness is stepping aside, letting go of our need to be right & just being happy for someone.
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We need the courage to learn from our past and not live in it.
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Forgiveness can be bittersweet. It contains the sweetness of the release of a story that has caused us pain, but also the poignant reminder that even our dearest relationships change over the course of a lifetime.
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Because the development of inner calm & energy happens completely within & isn’t dependent on another person or a particular situation, we begin to feel a resourcefulness and independence that is quite beautiful—and a huge relief.
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With attachment all that seems to exist is just me & that object I desire.
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People turn to meditation because they want to make good decisions, break bad habits & bounce back better from disappointments.
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We often get caught up in our own reactions and forget the vulnerability of the person in front of us.
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When we learn to respond to disappointments with acceptance, we give ourselves the space to realize that all our experiences—good and bad alike—are opportunities to learn and grow.
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Only when we start to distinguish reality from fantasy that we can humbly, with eyes wide open, forge loving and sustainable connections with others.
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It is awareness of both our shared pain and our longing for happiness that links us to other people and helps us to turn toward them with compassion.
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In those moments when we realize how much we cannot control, we can learn to let go.
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