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.
SHARON SALZBERGAll forms of meditation strengthen & direct our attention through the cultivation of three key skills: concentration, mindfulness & compassion or loving & kindness.
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When we don’t tell those we love about what’s really going on or listen carefully to what they have to say, we tend to fill in the blanks with stories.
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The difference between misery and happiness depends on what we do with our attention.
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Kindness is really at the core of what it means to be and feel alive.
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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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In those moments when we realize how much we cannot control, we can learn to let go.
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Pain & suffering requires time, awareness, and an intentional practice of self-love to disentangle.
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We cannot simply forgive and forget, nor should we.
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Our practice rather than being about killing the ego is about simply discovering our true nature.
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The starting place for radical re-imagining of love is mindfulness.
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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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The light still illuminates the room and banishes the murkiness, letting you see the things you couldn’t see before.
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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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We have the power to improve our work lives immeasurably through awareness, compassion, patience & ingenuity.
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For any marginalized group to change the story that society tells about them takes courage and perseverance.
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We’re capable of much more than mediocrity, much more than merely getting by in this world.
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