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.
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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By practicing meditation we establish love, compassion, sympathetic joy & equanimity as our home.
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Only 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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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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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 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.
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The difference between misery and happiness depends on what we do with our attention.
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Mindfulness isn’t difficult, we just need to remember to do it.
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Even as we recognize our resentment, bitterness, or jealousy, we can also honor our own wish to be happy, to feel free.
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Forgiveness is a personal process that doesn’t depend on us having direct contact with the people who have hurt us.
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Letting go is an inside job, something only we can do for ourselves.
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We have the power to improve our work lives immeasurably through awareness, compassion, patience & ingenuity.
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Like water poured from one vessel to another, metta flows freely, taking the shape of each situation without changing its essence.
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When we bring deep awareness to whatever’s bothering us, the same things might be happening, but we are able to relate to them differently.
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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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If we turn away from our own pain, we may find ourselves projecting this aversion onto others, seeing them as somehow inadequate for being in a troubled situation.
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