The overarching practice of letting go is also one of gaining resilience and insight.
SHARON SALZBERGWe use mindfulness to observe the way we cling to pleasant experiences & push away unpleasant ones.
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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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While happiness is an end in itself, it is also the state of mind we can have right now.
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Sometimes kindness is stepping aside, letting go of our need to be right & just being happy for someone.
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Let the breath lead the way.
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As we practice meditation, we get used to stillness and eventually are able to make.
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With a clear intention and a willing spirit, sooner or later we experience the joy and freedom that arises when we recognize our common humanity with others and see that real love excludes no one.
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We find greater lightness & ease in our lives as we increasingly care for ourselves & other beings.
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When you flip the switch in that attic, it doesn’t matter whether its been dark for ten minutes, ten years or ten decades.
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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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By practicing meditation we establish love, compassion, sympathetic joy & equanimity as our home.
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You are capable of so much more than we usually dare to imagine.
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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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We cannot simply forgive and forget, nor should we.
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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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Meditation is the ultimate mobile device; you can use it anywhere, anytime, unobtrusively.
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