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To relinquish the futile effort to control change is one of the strengthening forces of true detachment & thus true love.

Sharon Salzberg

For any marginalized group to change the story that society tells about them takes courage and perseverance.
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Change Courage Perseverance Story
With attachment all that seems to exist is just me & that object I desire.
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Attachment Desire Existence
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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Attention Silence Sound Training Voice
Fearful of wasting a second, we hoard time as if it were money.
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Fear Money Time
By practicing meditation we establish love, compassion, sympathetic joy & equanimity as our home.
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Compassion Home Joy Love Ourselves
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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Hate Mindset Science Thinking
Our practice rather than being about killing the ego is about simply discovering our true nature.
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Discover Kill Nature Ourselves Simplicity
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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Acceptance Disappointment Experience Goodness Growth Learning Opportunity
We need the courage to learn from our past and not live in it.
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Courage Deep Learning Live Need Past
Forgiveness that is insincere, forced or premature can be more psychologically damaging than authentic bitterness & rage.
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Anger Force Forgiveness
Seeking is endless. It never comes to a state of rest; it never ceases.
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End Seek Spiritual
Its never too late to take a moment to look.
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Moments See
The overarching practice of letting go is also one of gaining resilience and insight.
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Let Go Resilence
The light still illuminates the room and banishes the murkiness, letting you see the things you couldn’t see before.
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Light See Yourself
Thinking we are only supposed to have loving & compassionate feelings can be a terrible obstacle to spiritual practice.
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Compassion Feeling Love Spiritual Thinking
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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Ability Connection Need Ourselves

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