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If we truly loved ourselves, we’d never harm another. That is a truly revolutionary, celebratory mode of self-care.

Sharon Salzberg

We don’t need any sort of religious orientation to lead a life that is ethical, compassionate & kind.
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Kind Life Religious
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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Deep Different Philosophy
All beings want to be happy, yet so very few know how. It is out of ignorance that any of us cause suffering, for ourselves or for others.
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Happiness Ignorance Ourselves Philosophy Suffering
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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Anger Blame Commitment Fall Heart Willing
To offer our hearts in faith means recognizing that our hearts are worth something, that we ourselves, in our deepest and truest nature, are of value.
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Faith Heart Ourselves Value Worth
Abiding faith does not depend on borrowed concepts. Rather, it is the magnetic force of a bone-deep, lived understanding, one that draws us to realize our ideals, walk our talk,and act in accord with what we know to be true.
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Act Faith Force Ideal True Understand Walk
Compassion grows in us when we know how the energy of love is available all around us.
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Compassion Love Spiritual
Love exists in itself, not relying on owning or being owned.
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Existence Love Philosophy
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.
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Change Forgiveness Pain Relationship Release Story Time
With attachment all that seems to exist is just me & that object I desire.
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Attachment Desire Existence
We often get caught up in our own reactions and forget the vulnerability of the person in front of us.
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Forget Person Vulnerable
For any marginalized group to change the story that society tells about them takes courage and perseverance.
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Change Courage Perseverance Story
We long for permanence but everything in the known universe is transient. That’s a fact but one we fight.
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Fight Philosophy
Sometimes kindness is stepping aside, letting go of our need to be right & just being happy for someone.
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Happiness Kindness Let Go Right
Let the breath lead the way.
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Breathe One Liner
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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Destruction Different Old Young

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