Once someone appears to us primarily as an object, kindness has no place to root.
SHARON SALZBERGOnce someone appears to us primarily as an object, kindness has no place to root.
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 SALZBERGMeditation 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.
SHARON SALZBERGWe long for permanence but everything in the known universe is transient. That’s a fact but one we fight.
SHARON SALZBERGThe starting place for radical re-imagining of love is mindfulness.
SHARON SALZBERGMeditation is the ultimate mobile device; you can use it anywhere, anytime, unobtrusively.
SHARON SALZBERGWe have the power to improve our work lives immeasurably through awareness, compassion, patience & ingenuity.
SHARON SALZBERGThe overarching practice of letting go is also one of gaining resilience and insight.
SHARON SALZBERGWith attachment all that seems to exist is just me & that object I desire.
SHARON SALZBERGWe often get caught up in our own reactions and forget the vulnerability of the person in front of us.
SHARON SALZBERGWith 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.
SHARON SALZBERGPeople turn to meditation because they want to make good decisions, break bad habits & bounce back better from disappointments.
SHARON SALZBERGWe have the power to improve our work lives immeasurably through awareness, compassion, patience & ingenuity.
SHARON SALZBERGTo relinquish the futile effort to control change is one of the strengthening forces of true detachment & thus true love.
SHARON SALZBERGWhen you flip the switch in that attic, it doesn’t matter whether its been dark for ten minutes, ten years or ten decades.
SHARON SALZBERGThe art of concentration is a continual letting go. We let go of what is inessential or distracting. We let go of a thought or a feeling, not because we are afraid of it or because we can’t bear to acknowledge it as a part of our experience; but, because it is UNNECESSARY.
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