Just as a prism refracts light differently when you change its angle, each experience of love illuminates love in new ways, drawing from an infinite palette of patterns and hues.
SHARON SALZBERGWe use mindfulness to observe the way we cling to pleasant experiences & push away unpleasant ones.
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Pain & suffering requires time, awareness, and an intentional practice of self-love to disentangle.
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Effort is the unconstrained willingness to persevere through difficulty.
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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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Its never too late to take a moment to look.
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It is awareness of both our shared pain and our longing for happiness that links us to other people and helps us to turn toward them with compassion.
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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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Meditation is the ultimate mobile device; you can use it anywhere, anytime, unobtrusively.
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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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You are capable of so much more than we usually dare to imagine.
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When we learn to respond to disappointments with acceptance, we give ourselves the space to realize that all our experiences—good and bad alike—are opportunities to learn and grow.
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We don’t need any sort of religious orientation to lead a life that is ethical, compassionate & kind.
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We need the courage to learn from our past and not live in it.
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The key in letting go is practice. Each time we let go, we disentangle ourselves from our expectations and begin to experience things as they are.
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Abiding faith does not depend on borrowed concepts. Rather, it is the magnetic force of a bone-deep, lived understanding, one that draws us to realize our ideals, walk our talk,and act in accord with what we know to be true.
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