In those moments when we realize how much we cannot control, we can learn to let go.
SHARON SALZBERGMeditation 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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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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We are all too often told by someone that we are too old, too young, too different, too much the same, and those comments can be devastating.
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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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Meditation is the ultimate mobile device; you can use it anywhere, anytime, unobtrusively.
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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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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 combination of realizing our distinctiveness along with our unity is seeing interdependence.
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Its never too late to take a moment to look.
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Our practice rather than being about killing the ego is about simply discovering our true nature.
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Kindness is really at the core of what it means to be and feel alive.
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We need the courage to learn from our past and not live in it.
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It is awareness of both our shared pain and our longing for happiness that links us to other people and helps us to turn toward them with compassion.
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The light still illuminates the room and banishes the murkiness, letting you see the things you couldn’t see before.
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You are capable of so much more than we usually dare to imagine.
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If 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.
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