To reteach a thing its loveliness is the nature of metta. Through loving kindness, everyone & everything can flower again from within.
SHARON SALZBERGIts never too late to take a moment to look.
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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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Let the breath lead the way.
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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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To relinquish the futile effort to control change is one of the strengthening forces of true detachment & thus true love.
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We are all too often told by someone that we are too old, too young, too different, too much the same, and those comments can be devastating.
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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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People turn to meditation because they want to make good decisions, break bad habits & bounce back better from disappointments.
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Forgiveness can be bittersweet. It contains the sweetness of the release of a story that has caused us pain, but also the poignant reminder that even our dearest relationships change over the course of a lifetime.
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Compassion grows in us when we know how the energy of love is available all around us.
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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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Mindfulness is the agent of our freedom. Through mindfulness we arrive at faith we grow in wisdom & we attain equanimity.
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We find greater lightness & ease in our lives as we increasingly care for ourselves & other beings.
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Vulnerability in the face of constant change is what we share, whatever our present condition.
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With a clear intention and a willing spirit, sooner or later we experience the joy and freedom that arises when we recognize our common humanity with others and see that real love excludes no one.
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over time, offering loving kindness to all beings everywhere, including ourselves, unites us to one another so that we know that we can not go forward forgetting those left behind.
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