Metta sees truly that our integrity is inviolate, no matter what our life situation may be. We do not need to fear anything. We are whole: our deepest happiness is intrinsic to the nature of our minds, and it is not damaged through uncertainty and change.
SHARON SALZBERGThe starting place for radical re-imagining of love is mindfulness.
More Sharon Salzberg Quotes
-
-
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.
SHARON SALZBERG -
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.
SHARON SALZBERG -
Love exists in itself, not relying on owning or being owned.
SHARON SALZBERG -
Mindfulness isn’t difficult, we just need to remember to do it.
SHARON SALZBERG -
Meditation is a microcosm, a model, a mirror. The skills we practice when we sit are transferable to the rest of our lives.
SHARON SALZBERG -
People turn to meditation because they want to make good decisions, break bad habits & bounce back better from disappointments.
SHARON SALZBERG -
Effort is the unconstrained willingness to persevere through difficulty.
SHARON SALZBERG -
With attachment all that seems to exist is just me & that object I desire.
SHARON SALZBERG -
To reteach a thing its loveliness is the nature of metta. Through loving kindness, everyone & everything can flower again from within.
SHARON SALZBERG -
Mindfulness is the agent of our freedom. Through mindfulness we arrive at faith we grow in wisdom & we attain equanimity.
SHARON SALZBERG -
Restore your attention or bring it to a new level by dramatically slowing down whatever you’re doing.
SHARON SALZBERG -
Pain & suffering requires time, awareness, and an intentional practice of self-love to disentangle.
SHARON SALZBERG -
The starting place for radical re-imagining of love is mindfulness.
SHARON SALZBERG -
The light still illuminates the room and banishes the murkiness, letting you see the things you couldn’t see before.
SHARON SALZBERG -
We can understand the inherent radiance & purity of our minds by understanding metta. Like the mind, metta is not distorted by what it encounters.
SHARON SALZBERG






