If we fall, we don’t need self-recrimination or blame or anger – we need a reawakening of our intention and a willingness to re-commit, to be whole-hearted once again.
SHARON SALZBERGEven when we do our very best to treat those close to us with utmost respect and understanding, conflict happens. That’s life. That’s human nature.
More Sharon Salzberg Quotes
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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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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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Life is like an ever-shifting kaleidoscope – a slight change, and all patterns alter.
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Restore your attention or bring it to a new level by dramatically slowing down whatever you’re doing.
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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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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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In those moments when we realize how much we cannot control, we can learn to let go.
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Kindness is really at the core of what it means to be and feel alive.
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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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Thinking we are only supposed to have loving & compassionate feelings can be a terrible obstacle to spiritual practice.
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You are capable of so much more than we usually dare to imagine.
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If we truly loved ourselves, we’d never harm another. That is a truly revolutionary, celebratory mode of self-care.
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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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The starting place for radical re-imagining of love is mindfulness.
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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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