For all of us, love can be the natural state of our own being; naturally at peace, naturally connected, because this becomes the reflection of who we simply are.
SHARON SALZBERGThe art of concentration is a continual letting go. We let go of what is inessential or distracting. We let go of a thought or a feeling, not because we are afraid of it or because we can’t bear to acknowledge it as a part of our experience; but, because it is UNNECESSARY.
More Sharon Salzberg Quotes
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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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Meditation is the ultimate mobile device; you can use it anywhere, anytime, unobtrusively.
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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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With attachment all that seems to exist is just me & that object I desire.
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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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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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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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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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We have the power to improve our work lives immeasurably through awareness, compassion, patience & ingenuity.
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The overarching practice of letting go is also one of gaining resilience and insight.
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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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By practicing meditation we establish love, compassion, sympathetic joy & equanimity as our home.
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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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When we bring deep awareness to whatever’s bothering us, the same things might be happening, but we are able to relate to them differently.
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