We have the power to improve our work lives immeasurably through awareness, compassion, patience & ingenuity.
SHARON SALZBERGIf we have nothing material to give, we can offer our attention, our energy, our appreciation. The world needs us. It doesn’t deplete us to give.
More Sharon Salzberg Quotes
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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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We don’t need any sort of religious orientation to lead a life that is ethical, compassionate & kind.
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We can free ourselves from the old stories that have reduced us & allow real love for ourselves to blossom.
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Meditation may be done in silence & stillness, by using voice & sound, or by engaging the body in movement. All forms emphasize the training of attention.
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Once someone appears to us primarily as an object, kindness has no place to root.
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Our ability to connect with others is innate, wired into our nervous systems, and we need connection as much as we need physical nourishment.
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Kindness is really at the core of what it means to be and feel alive.
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All forms of meditation strengthen & direct our attention through the cultivation of three key skills: concentration, mindfulness & compassion or loving & kindness.
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We’re capable of much more than mediocrity, much more than merely getting by in this world.
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The light still illuminates the room and banishes the murkiness, letting you see the things you couldn’t see before.
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Letting go is an inside job, something only we can do for ourselves.
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The key in letting go is practice. Each time we let go, we disentangle ourselves from our expectations and begin to experience things as they are.
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The overarching practice of letting go is also one of gaining resilience and insight.
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Let the breath lead the way.
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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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Just as a prism refracts light differently when you change its angle, each experience of love illuminates love in new ways, drawing from an infinite palette of patterns and hues.
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Its never too late to take a moment to look.
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To offer our hearts in faith means recognizing that our hearts are worth something, that we ourselves, in our deepest and truest nature, are of value.
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Fearful of wasting a second, we hoard time as if it were money.
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All beings want to be happy, yet so very few know how. It is out of ignorance that any of us cause suffering, for ourselves or for others.
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Mindfulness isn’t difficult, we just need to remember to do it.
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By engaging in a delusive quest for happiness, we bring only suffering upon ourselves. In our frantic search for something to quench our thirst, we overlook the water all around us and drive ourselves into exile from our own lives.
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We need the courage to learn from our past and not live in it.
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Thinking we are only supposed to have loving & compassionate feelings can be a terrible obstacle to spiritual practice.
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When you recognize and reflect on even one good thing about yourself, you are building a bridge to a place of kindness and caring.
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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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