Our ability to connect with others is innate, wired into our nervous systems, and we need connection as much as we need physical nourishment.
SHARON SALZBERGWe can understand the inherent radiance & purity of our minds by understanding metta. Like the mind, metta is not distorted by what it encounters.
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With attachment all that seems to exist is just me & that object I desire.
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When you flip the switch in that attic, it doesn’t matter whether its been dark for ten minutes, ten years or ten decades.
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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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Mindfulness, also called wise attention, helps us see what we’re adding to our experiences, not only during meditation sessions but also elsewhere.
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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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Seeking is endless. It never comes to a state of rest; it never ceases.
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Meditation is the ultimate mobile device; you can use it anywhere, anytime, unobtrusively.
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Love exists in itself, not relying on owning or being owned.
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We cannot simply forgive and forget, nor should we.
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We don’t need any sort of religious orientation to lead a life that is ethical, compassionate & kind.
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Thinking we are only supposed to have loving & compassionate feelings can be a terrible obstacle to spiritual practice.
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We use mindfulness to observe the way we cling to pleasant experiences & push away unpleasant ones.
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By practicing meditation we establish love, compassion, sympathetic joy & equanimity as our home.
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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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Mindfulness is the agent of our freedom. Through mindfulness we arrive at faith we grow in wisdom & we attain equanimity.
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