The key to cultivating confidence in ourselves is understanding our right to make the truth our own.
SHARON SALZBERGWith attachment all that seems to exist is just me & that object I desire.
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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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Mindfulness helps us get better at seeing the difference between what’s happening and the stories we tell ourselves about what’s happening, stories that get in the way of direct experience. Often such stories treat a fleeting state of mind as if it were our entire and permanent self.
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All forms of meditation strengthen & direct our attention through the cultivation of three key skills: concentration, mindfulness & compassion or loving & kindness.
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We’re capable of much more than mediocrity, much more than merely getting by in this world.
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Mindfulness, also called wise attention, helps us see what we’re adding to our experiences, not only during meditation sessions but also elsewhere.
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When we don’t tell those we love about what’s really going on or listen carefully to what they have to say, we tend to fill in the blanks with stories.
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Effort is the unconstrained willingness to persevere through difficulty.
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We long for permanence but everything in the known universe is transient. That’s a fact but one we fight.
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You are capable of so much more than we usually dare to imagine.
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If we truly loved ourselves, we’d never harm another. That is a truly revolutionary, celebratory mode of self-care.
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Vulnerability in the face of constant change is what we share, whatever our present condition.
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We have the power to improve our work lives immeasurably through awareness, compassion, patience & ingenuity.
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Just as a prism refracts light differently when you change its angle, each experience of love illuminates love in new ways, drawing from an infinite palette of patterns and hues.
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The key in letting go is practice. Each time we let go, we disentangle ourselves from our expectations and begin to experience things as they are.
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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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