You are capable of so much more than we usually dare to imagine.
SHARON SALZBERGWith attachment all that seems to exist is just me & that object I desire.
More Sharon Salzberg Quotes
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We find greater lightness & ease in our lives as we increasingly care for ourselves & other beings.
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Meditation is essentially training our attention so that we can be more aware— not only of our own inner workings but also of what’s happening around us in the here & now.
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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.
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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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We can free ourselves from the old stories that have reduced us & allow real love for ourselves to blossom.
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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.
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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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Self-compassion is like a muscle. The more we practice flexing it, especially when life doesn’t go exactly according to plan (a frequent scenario for most of us), the stronger and more resilient our compassion muscle becomes.
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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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Pain & suffering requires time, awareness, and an intentional practice of self-love to disentangle.
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Meditation is the ultimate mobile device; you can use it anywhere, anytime, unobtrusively.
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As we practice meditation, we get used to stillness and eventually are able to make.
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The embodiment of kindness is often made difficult by our long ingrained patterns of fear and jealousy.
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Compassion grows in us when we know how the energy of love is available all around us.
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Mindfulness is the agent of our freedom. Through mindfulness we arrive at faith we grow in wisdom & we attain equanimity.
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