The light still illuminates the room and banishes the murkiness, letting you see the things you couldn’t see before.
SHARON SALZBERGThe starting place for radical re-imagining of love is mindfulness.
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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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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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We’re capable of much more than mediocrity, much more than merely getting by in this world.
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For any marginalized group to change the story that society tells about them takes courage and perseverance.
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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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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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We need the courage to learn from our past and not live in it.
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Abiding faith does not depend on borrowed concepts. Rather, it is the magnetic force of a bone-deep, lived understanding, one that draws us to realize our ideals, walk our talk,and act in accord with what we know to be true.
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We have the power to improve our work lives immeasurably through awareness, compassion, patience & ingenuity.
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The mind thinks thoughts that we don’t plan. It’s not as if we say, ‘At 9:10 I’m going to be filled with self-hatred.
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We use mindfulness to observe the way we cling to pleasant experiences & push away unpleasant ones.
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over time, offering loving kindness to all beings everywhere, including ourselves, unites us to one another so that we know that we can not go forward forgetting those left behind.
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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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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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By practicing meditation we establish love, compassion, sympathetic joy & equanimity as our home.
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