We can understand the inherent radiance & purity of our minds by understanding metta. Like the mind, metta is not distorted by what it encounters.
SHARON SALZBERGOnly 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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Love exists in itself, not relying on owning or being owned.
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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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Fearful of wasting a second, we hoard time as if it were money.
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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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Our ability to connect with others is innate, wired into our nervous systems, and we need connection as much as we need physical nourishment.
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Its never too late to take a moment to look.
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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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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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For any marginalized group to change the story that society tells about them takes courage and perseverance.
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You are capable of so much more than we usually dare to imagine.
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The embodiment of kindness is often made difficult by our long ingrained patterns of fear and jealousy.
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By engaging in a delusive quest for happiness, we bring only suffering upon ourselves. In our frantic search for something to quench our thirst, we overlook the water all around us and drive ourselves into exile from our own lives.
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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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Mindfulness is the agent of our freedom. Through mindfulness we arrive at faith we grow in wisdom & we attain equanimity.
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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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