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

Sharon Salzberg

Seeking is endless. It never comes to a state of rest; it never ceases.
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End Seek Spiritual
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
The overarching practice of letting go is also one of gaining resilience and insight.
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Let Go Resilence
Mindfulness helps us get better at seeing the difference between what’s happening and the stories we tell ourselves about what’s happening, stories that get in the way of direct experience. Often such stories treat a fleeting state of mind as if it were our entire and permanent self.
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Difference Experience Mindset Ourselves Philosophy See Story
If we truly loved ourselves, we’d never harm another. That is a truly revolutionary, celebratory mode of self-care.
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Love Ourselves Self Love True
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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Attention Experience Help Mindset Wisdom
Let the breath lead the way.
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Breathe One Liner
As we practice meditation, we get used to stillness and eventually are able to make.
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Peace Transformation
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
Even as we recognize our resentment, bitterness, or jealousy, we can also honor our own wish to be happy, to feel free.
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Feeling Freedom Happiness
Training attention through meditation opens our eyes.
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Attention Eyes Ourselves Spiritual Training
We cannot simply forgive and forget, nor should we.
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Forget Forgiveness Simplicity
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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Fight Life Ourselves Respect Understanding
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
Its never too late to take a moment to look.
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Moments See
When we don’t tell those we love about what’s really going on or listen carefully to what they have to say, we tend to fill in the blanks with stories.
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Listen Love Story

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

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

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