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We use mindfulness to observe the way we cling to pleasant experiences & push away unpleasant ones.

Sharon Salzberg

The combination of realizing our distinctiveness along with our unity is seeing interdependence.
SHARON SALZBERG

Difference Independence Unity
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.
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Change Fear Happiness Integrity Life Nature Ourselves True
For any marginalized group to change the story that society tells about them takes courage and perseverance.
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Change Courage Perseverance Story
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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Attention Ourselves Philosophy Training
We’re capable of much more than mediocrity, much more than merely getting by in this world.
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Ability Worth
Letting go is an inside job, something only we can do for ourselves.
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Let Go Ourselves
You are capable of so much more than we usually dare to imagine.
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Imagination Inspirational Power Yourself
Vulnerability in the face of constant change is what we share, whatever our present condition.
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Change Present Vulnerable
We can free ourselves from the old stories that have reduced us & allow real love for ourselves to blossom.
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Freedom Ourselves Story True Love
Sometimes kindness is stepping aside, letting go of our need to be right & just being happy for someone.
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Happiness Kindness Let Go Right
The movement of the heart as we practice generosity in the outer world mirrors the movement of the heart when we let go of conditioned views about ourselves on our inner journey. Letting go creates a joyful sense of space in our minds
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Creation Generosity Heart Joy Let Go Ourselves Space World
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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Happiness Live Ourselves Search Suffering
The light still illuminates the room and banishes the murkiness, letting you see the things you couldn’t see before.
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Light See Yourself
We need the courage to learn from our past and not live in it.
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Courage Deep Learning Live Need Past
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.
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Anger Blame Commitment Fall Heart Willing
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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Attention Silence Sound Training Voice

We use mindfulness to observe the way we cling to pleasant experiences & push away unpleasant ones.

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