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.
SHARON SALZBERGTraining attention through meditation opens our eyes.
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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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Let the breath lead the way.
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While happiness is an end in itself, it is also the state of mind we can have right now.
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For all of us, love can be the natural state of our own being; naturally at peace, naturally connected, because this becomes the reflection of who we simply are.
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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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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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Love exists in itself, not relying on owning or being owned.
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Meditation is the ultimate mobile device; you can use it anywhere, anytime, unobtrusively.
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The starting place for radical re-imagining of love is mindfulness.
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Mindfulness, also called wise attention, helps us see what we’re adding to our experiences, not only during meditation sessions but also elsewhere.
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Even 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.
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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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If we truly loved ourselves, we’d never harm another. That is a truly revolutionary, celebratory mode of self-care.
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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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With attachment all that seems to exist is just me & that object I desire.
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By practicing meditation we establish love, compassion, sympathetic joy & equanimity as our home.
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As we practice meditation, we get used to stillness and eventually are able to make.
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Fearful of wasting a second, we hoard time as if it were money.
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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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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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For any marginalized group to change the story that society tells about them takes courage and perseverance.
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Vulnerability in the face of constant change is what we share, whatever our present condition.
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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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We long for permanence but everything in the known universe is transient. That’s a fact but one we fight.
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We use mindfulness to observe the way we cling to pleasant experiences & push away unpleasant ones.
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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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