If we fall, we don’t need self-recrimination or blame or anger – we need a reawakening of our intention and a willingness to re-commit, to be whole-hearted once again.
SHARON SALZBERGWe are all too often told by someone that we are too old, too young, too different, too much the same, and those comments can be devastating.
More Sharon Salzberg Quotes
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You are capable of so much more than we usually dare to imagine.
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Let the breath lead the way.
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Kindness is really at the core of what it means to be and feel alive.
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Love exists in itself, not relying on owning or being owned.
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Seeking is endless. It never comes to a state of rest; it never ceases.
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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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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.
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You are a person worthy of love. You don’t have to do anything to prove that.
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The combination of realizing our distinctiveness along with our unity is seeing interdependence.
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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.
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Sometimes kindness is stepping aside, letting go of our need to be right & just being happy for someone.
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Like water poured from one vessel to another, metta flows freely, taking the shape of each situation without changing its essence.
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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.
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It is never too late to turn on the light. Your ability to break an unhealthy habit or turn off an old tape doesn’t depend on how long it has been running; a shift in perspective doesn’t depend on how long you’ve held on to the old view.
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Letting go is an inside job, something only we can do for ourselves.
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