Vulnerability in the face of constant change is what we share, whatever our present condition.
SHARON SALZBERGAll 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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The starting place for radical re-imagining of love is mindfulness.
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Mindfulness isn’t difficult, we just need to remember to do it.
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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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If 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.
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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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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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We have the power to improve our work lives immeasurably through awareness, compassion, patience & ingenuity.
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Metta sees truly that our integrity is inviolate, no matter what our life situation may be. We do not need to fear anything. We are whole: our deepest happiness is intrinsic to the nature of our minds, and it is not damaged through uncertainty and change.
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We find greater lightness & ease in our lives as we increasingly care for ourselves & other beings.
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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 bring deep awareness to whatever’s bothering us, the same things might be happening, but we are able to relate to them differently.
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The key to cultivating confidence in ourselves is understanding our right to make the truth our own.
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The difference between misery and happiness depends on what we do with our attention.
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We have the power to improve our work lives immeasurably through awareness, compassion, patience & ingenuity.
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Once we are honest about our feelings, we can invite ourselves to consider alternative modes of viewing our pain and can see that releasing our grip on anger and resentment can actually be an act of self-compassion.
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