You are a person worthy of love. You don’t have to do anything to prove that.
SHARON SALZBERGTraining attention through meditation opens our eyes.
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Even when we do our very best to treat those close to us with utmost respect and understanding, conflict happens. That’s life. That’s human nature.
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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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Forgiveness that is insincere, forced or premature can be more psychologically damaging than authentic bitterness & rage.
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Pain & suffering requires time, awareness, and an intentional practice of self-love to disentangle.
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We use mindfulness to observe the way we cling to pleasant experiences & push away unpleasant ones.
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Seeking is endless. It never comes to a state of rest; it never ceases.
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We have the power to improve our work lives immeasurably through awareness, compassion, patience & ingenuity.
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If we have nothing material to give, we can offer our attention, our energy, our appreciation. The world needs us. It doesn’t deplete us to give.
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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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The starting place for radical re-imagining of love is mindfulness.
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If we truly loved ourselves, we’d never harm another. That is a truly revolutionary, celebratory mode of self-care.
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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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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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Our ability to connect with others is innate, wired into our nervous systems, and we need connection as much as we need physical nourishment.
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Let the breath lead the way.
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Fearful of wasting a second, we hoard time as if it were money.
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As we practice meditation, we get used to stillness and eventually are able to make.
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Meditation is the ultimate mobile device; you can use it anywhere, anytime, unobtrusively.
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Vulnerability in the face of constant change is what we share, whatever our present condition.
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We’re capable of much more than mediocrity, much more than merely getting by in this world.
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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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Forgiveness can be bittersweet. It contains the sweetness of the release of a story that has caused us pain, but also the poignant reminder that even our dearest relationships change over the course of a lifetime.
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The difference between misery and happiness depends on what we do with our attention.
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In those moments when we realize how much we cannot control, we can learn to let go.
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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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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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