You are capable of so much more than we usually dare to imagine.
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.
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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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If we fall, we don’t need self-recrimination or blame or anger – we need a reawakening of our intention and a willingness to re-commit, to be whole-hearted once again.
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Forgiveness is a personal process that doesn’t depend on us having direct contact with the people who have hurt us.
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The key to cultivating confidence in ourselves is understanding our right to make the truth our own.
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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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If we turn away from our own pain, we may find ourselves projecting this aversion onto others, seeing them as somehow inadequate for being in a troubled situation.
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Vulnerability in the face of constant change is what we share, whatever our present condition.
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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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The combination of realizing our distinctiveness along with our unity is seeing interdependence.
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Effort is the unconstrained willingness to persevere through difficulty.
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All beings want to be happy, yet so very few know how. It is out of ignorance that any of us cause suffering, for ourselves or for others.
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Meditation can be a refuge, but it is not a practice in which real life is ever excluded. The strength of mindfulness is that it enables us to hold difficult thoughts and feelings in a different way—with awareness, balance, and love
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As we practice meditation, we get used to stillness and eventually are able to make.
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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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When we learn to respond to disappointments with acceptance, we give ourselves the space to realize that all our experiences—good and bad alike—are opportunities to learn and grow.
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