We long for permanence but everything in the known universe is transient. That’s a fact but one we fight.
SHARON SALZBERGWe long for permanence but everything in the known universe is transient. That’s a fact but one we fight.
SHARON SALZBERGWe find greater lightness & ease in our lives as we increasingly care for ourselves & other beings.
SHARON SALZBERGOur practice rather than being about killing the ego is about simply discovering our true nature.
SHARON SALZBERGThe combination of realizing our distinctiveness along with our unity is seeing interdependence.
SHARON SALZBERGBecause the development of inner calm & energy happens completely within & isn’t dependent on another person or a particular situation, we begin to feel a resourcefulness and independence that is quite beautiful—and a huge relief.
SHARON SALZBERGBy practicing meditation we establish love, compassion, sympathetic joy & equanimity as our home.
SHARON SALZBERGIf 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.
SHARON SALZBERGTraining attention through meditation opens our eyes.
SHARON SALZBERGIf we truly loved ourselves, we’d never harm another. That is a truly revolutionary, celebratory mode of self-care.
SHARON SALZBERGFearful of wasting a second, we hoard time as if it were money.
SHARON SALZBERGWe can free ourselves from the old stories that have reduced us & allow real love for ourselves to blossom.
SHARON SALZBERGJust 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 SALZBERGMindfulness 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.
SHARON SALZBERGOnly when we start to distinguish reality from fantasy that we can humbly, with eyes wide open, forge loving and sustainable connections with others.
SHARON SALZBERGWhile happiness is an end in itself, it is also the state of mind we can have right now.
SHARON SALZBERGMindfulness, 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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