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For any marginalized group to change the story that society tells about them takes courage and perseverance.

Sharon Salzberg

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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Connection Eyes Fantasy Humble Reality Start
Our practice rather than being about killing the ego is about simply discovering our true nature.
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Discover Kill Nature Ourselves Simplicity
The movement of the heart as we practice generosity in the outer world mirrors the movement of the heart when we let go of conditioned views about ourselves on our inner journey. Letting go creates a joyful sense of space in our minds
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Creation Generosity Heart Joy Let Go Ourselves Space World
Once someone appears to us primarily as an object, kindness has no place to root.
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Appearance Kindness
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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Expectation Experience Let Go Ourselves
When you recognize and reflect on even one good thing about yourself, you are building a bridge to a place of kindness and caring.
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Care Kindness Place Reflection Yourself
Meditation can be a refuge, but it is not a practice in which real life is ever excluded. The strength of mindfulness is that it enables us to hold difficult thoughts and feelings in a different way—with awareness, balance, and love
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Difficult Feeling Life Love Reality Strength
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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Experience Freedom Humanity Joy Spirit Willing
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.
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Beautiful Beginning Development Energy Independent Person
You are a person worthy of love. You don’t have to do anything to prove that.
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Love Person Self Love Worth
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
We cannot simply forgive and forget, nor should we.
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Forget Forgiveness Simplicity
Thinking we are only supposed to have loving & compassionate feelings can be a terrible obstacle to spiritual practice.
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Compassion Feeling Love Spiritual Thinking
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
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.
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Anger Compassion Feeling Honesty Ourselves Pain View
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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Fight Life Ourselves Respect Understanding

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