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We often get caught up in our own reactions and forget the vulnerability of the person in front of us.

Sharon Salzberg

We have the power to improve our work lives immeasurably through awareness, compassion, patience & ingenuity.
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Compassion Improvement Live Patience Power
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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Anger Compassion Feeling Honesty Ourselves Pain View
Because 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.
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Beautiful Beginning Development Energy Independent Person
Seeking is endless. It never comes to a state of rest; it never ceases.
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End Seek Spiritual
The overarching practice of letting go is also one of gaining resilience and insight.
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Let Go Resilence
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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Faith Heart Ourselves Value Worth
All forms of meditation strengthen & direct our attention through the cultivation of three key skills: concentration, mindfulness & compassion or loving & kindness.
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Attention Direction Kindness Strength
We have the power to improve our work lives immeasurably through awareness, compassion, patience & ingenuity.
SHARON SALZBERG

Compassion Improvement Patience Power
Mindfulness isn’t difficult, we just need to remember to do it.
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Difficult Mind Remember
As we practice meditation, we get used to stillness and eventually are able to make.
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Peace Transformation
Our practice rather than being about killing the ego is about simply discovering our true nature.
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Discover Kill Nature Ourselves Simplicity
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
We long for permanence but everything in the known universe is transient. That’s a fact but one we fight.
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Fight Philosophy
Letting go is an inside job, something only we can do for ourselves.
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Let Go Ourselves
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
To relinquish the futile effort to control change is one of the strengthening forces of true detachment & thus true love.
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Change Control Effort Force Love Strength

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