We long for permanence but everything in the known universe is transient. That’s a fact but one we fight.
SHARON SALZBERGWe cannot simply forgive and forget, nor should we.
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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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While happiness is an end in itself, it is also the state of mind we can have right now.
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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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Its never too late to take a moment to look.
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Life is like an ever-shifting kaleidoscope – a slight change, and all patterns alter.
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Let the breath lead the way.
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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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It is awareness of both our shared pain and our longing for happiness that links us to other people and helps us to turn toward them with compassion.
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The 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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By engaging in a delusive quest for happiness, we bring only suffering upon ourselves. In our frantic search for something to quench our thirst, we overlook the water all around us and drive ourselves into exile from our own lives.
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Metta sees truly that our integrity is inviolate, no matter what our life situation may be. We do not need to fear anything. We are whole: our deepest happiness is intrinsic to the nature of our minds, and it is not damaged through uncertainty and change.
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Seeking is endless. It never comes to a state of rest; it never ceases.
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Effort is the unconstrained willingness to persevere through difficulty.
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Letting go is an inside job, something only we can do for ourselves.
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You are capable of so much more than we usually dare to imagine.
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It is never too late to turn on the light. Your ability to break an unhealthy habit or turn off an old tape doesn’t depend on how long it has been running; a shift in perspective doesn’t depend on how long you’ve held on to the old view.
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Mindfulness, also called wise attention, helps us see what we’re adding to our experiences, not only during meditation sessions but also elsewhere.
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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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Our practice rather than being about killing the ego is about simply discovering our true nature.
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We can free ourselves from the old stories that have reduced us & allow real love for ourselves to blossom.
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The key in letting go is practice. Each time we let go, we disentangle ourselves from our expectations and begin to experience things as they are.
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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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We use mindfulness to observe the way we cling to pleasant experiences & push away unpleasant ones.
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The starting place for radical re-imagining of love is mindfulness.
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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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The embodiment of kindness is often made difficult by our long ingrained patterns of fear and jealousy.
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