Let the breath lead the way.
SHARON SALZBERGThe 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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By practicing meditation we establish love, compassion, sympathetic joy & equanimity as our home.
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Once someone appears to us primarily as an object, kindness has no place to root.
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You are a person worthy of love. You don’t have to do anything to prove that.
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Vulnerability in the face of constant change is what we share, whatever our present condition.
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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 often get caught up in our own reactions and forget the vulnerability of the person in front of us.
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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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When you recognize and reflect on even one good thing about yourself, you are building a bridge to a place of kindness and caring.
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Restore your attention or bring it to a new level by dramatically slowing down whatever you’re doing.
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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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People turn to meditation because they want to make good decisions, break bad habits & bounce back better from disappointments.
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Its never too late to take a moment to look.
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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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Only when we start to distinguish reality from fantasy that we can humbly, with eyes wide open, forge loving and sustainable connections with others.
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To relinquish the futile effort to control change is one of the strengthening forces of true detachment & thus true love.
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Effort is the unconstrained willingness to persevere through difficulty.
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You are capable of so much more than we usually dare to imagine.
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To offer our hearts in faith means recognizing that our hearts are worth something, that we ourselves, in our deepest and truest nature, are of value.
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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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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.
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Like water poured from one vessel to another, metta flows freely, taking the shape of each situation without changing its essence.
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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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The overarching practice of letting go is also one of gaining resilience and insight.
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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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Once we are honest about our feelings, we can invite ourselves to consider alternative modes of viewing our pain and can see that releasing our grip on anger and resentment can actually be an act of self-compassion.
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Forgiveness that is insincere, forced or premature can be more psychologically damaging than authentic bitterness & rage.
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