Meditation may be done in silence & stillness, by using voice & sound, or by engaging the body in movement. All forms emphasize the training of attention.
SHARON SALZBERGThe starting place for radical re-imagining of love is mindfulness.
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Compassion grows in us when we know how the energy of love is available all around us.
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We often get caught up in our own reactions and forget the vulnerability of the person in front of us.
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By practicing meditation we establish love, compassion, sympathetic joy & equanimity as our home.
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You are capable of so much more than we usually dare to imagine.
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The mind thinks thoughts that we don’t plan. It’s not as if we say, ‘At 9:10 I’m going to be filled with self-hatred.
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Meditation is the ultimate mobile device; you can use it anywhere, anytime, unobtrusively.
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To relinquish the futile effort to control change is one of the strengthening forces of true detachment & thus true love.
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Vulnerability in the face of constant change is what we share, whatever our present condition.
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We can free ourselves from the old stories that have reduced us & allow real love for ourselves to blossom.
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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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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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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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Forgiveness is a personal process that doesn’t depend on us having direct contact with the people who have hurt us.
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Meditation is essentially training our attention so that we can be more aware— not only of our own inner workings but also of what’s happening around us in the here & now.
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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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