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.
SHARON SALZBERGIf we fall, we don’t need self-recrimination or blame or anger – we need a reawakening of our intention and a willingness to re-commit, to be whole-hearted once again.
More Sharon Salzberg Quotes
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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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Mindfulness isn’t difficult, we just need to remember to do it.
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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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Our practice rather than being about killing the ego is about simply discovering our true nature.
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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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We often get caught up in our own reactions and forget the vulnerability of the person in front of us.
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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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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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Meditation is the ultimate mobile device; you can use it anywhere, anytime, unobtrusively.
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We cannot simply forgive and forget, nor should we.
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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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We use mindfulness to observe the way we cling to pleasant experiences & push away unpleasant ones.
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Seeking is endless. It never comes to a state of rest; it never ceases.
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Training attention through meditation opens our eyes.
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