black
grey
blue
red
brown
white

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 Salzberg

With attachment all that seems to exist is just me & that object I desire.
SHARON SALZBERG

Attachment Desire Existence
Because the development of inner calm & energy happens completely within & isn’t dependent on another person or a particular situation, we begin to feel a resourcefulness and independence that is quite beautiful—and a huge relief.
SHARON SALZBERG

Beautiful Beginning Development Energy Independent Person
For all of us, love can be the natural state of our own being; naturally at peace, naturally connected, because this becomes the reflection of who we simply are.
SHARON SALZBERG

Connection Love Peace Reflection Simplicity
We cannot simply forgive and forget, nor should we.
SHARON SALZBERG

Forget Forgiveness Simplicity
The light still illuminates the room and banishes the murkiness, letting you see the things you couldn’t see before.
SHARON SALZBERG

Light See Yourself
Love exists in itself, not relying on owning or being owned.
SHARON SALZBERG

Existence Love Philosophy
Meditation is the ultimate mobile device; you can use it anywhere, anytime, unobtrusively.
SHARON SALZBERG

Phone Science Technology
As we practice meditation, we get used to stillness and eventually are able to make.
SHARON SALZBERG

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

Change Control Effort Force Love Strength
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 SALZBERG

Acceptance Disappointment Experience Goodness Growth Learning Opportunity
We can free ourselves from the old stories that have reduced us & allow real love for ourselves to blossom.
SHARON SALZBERG

Freedom Ourselves Story True Love
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 SALZBERG

Experience Freedom Humanity Joy Spirit Willing
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.
SHARON SALZBERG

Attention Silence Sound Training Voice
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.
SHARON SALZBERG

Change Forgiveness Pain Relationship Release Story Time
If we truly loved ourselves, we’d never harm another. That is a truly revolutionary, celebratory mode of self-care.
SHARON SALZBERG

Love Ourselves Self Love True
Its never too late to take a moment to look.
SHARON SALZBERG

Moments See
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.
SHARON SALZBERG

Anger Compassion Feeling Honesty Ourselves Pain View
Meditation is a microcosm, a model, a mirror. The skills we practice when we sit are transferable to the rest of our lives.
SHARON SALZBERG

Life Ourselves Skill Transformation
Only when we start to distinguish reality from fantasy that we can humbly, with eyes wide open, forge loving and sustainable connections with others.
SHARON SALZBERG

Connection Eyes Fantasy Humble Reality Start
The overarching practice of letting go is also one of gaining resilience and insight.
SHARON SALZBERG

Let Go Resilence
The starting place for radical re-imagining of love is mindfulness.
SHARON SALZBERG

Imagination Love Place Start
We don’t need any sort of religious orientation to lead a life that is ethical, compassionate & kind.
SHARON SALZBERG

Kind Life Religious
The embodiment of kindness is often made difficult by our long ingrained patterns of fear and jealousy.
SHARON SALZBERG

Difficult Fear Kindness
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 SALZBERG

Mind Science Understand
While happiness is an end in itself, it is also the state of mind we can have right now.
SHARON SALZBERG

End Happiness Mind Right
Mindfulness isn’t difficult, we just need to remember to do it.
SHARON SALZBERG

Difficult Mind Remember
It is never too late to turn on the light. Your ability to break an unhealthy habit or turn off an old tape doesn’t depend on how long it has been running; a shift in perspective doesn’t depend on how long you’ve held on to the old view.
SHARON SALZBERG

Ability Break Habit Light Perspective View

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.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

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.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

More Sharon Salzberg Quotes