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.
SHARON SALZBERGEven 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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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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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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Our practice rather than being about killing the ego is about simply discovering our true nature.
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Let the breath lead the way.
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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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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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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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Love exists in itself, not relying on owning or being owned.
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over time, offering loving kindness to all beings everywhere, including ourselves, unites us to one another so that we know that we can not go forward forgetting those left behind.
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Training attention through meditation opens our eyes.
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Pain & suffering requires time, awareness, and an intentional practice of self-love to disentangle.
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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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We long for permanence but everything in the known universe is transient. That’s a fact but one we fight.
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Sometimes kindness is stepping aside, letting go of our need to be right & just being happy for someone.
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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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