The movement of the heart as we practice generosity in the outer world mirrors the movement of the heart when we let go of conditioned views about ourselves on our inner journey. Letting go creates a joyful sense of space in our minds
SHARON SALZBERGFearful of wasting a second, we hoard time as if it were money.
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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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Kindness is really at the core of what it means to be and feel alive.
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You are capable of so much more than we usually dare to imagine.
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Forgiveness that is insincere, forced or premature can be more psychologically damaging than authentic bitterness & rage.
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The combination of realizing our distinctiveness along with our unity is seeing interdependence.
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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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Fearful of wasting a second, we hoard time as if it were money.
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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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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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Letting go is an inside job, something only we can do for ourselves.
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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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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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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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Love exists in itself, not relying on owning or being owned.
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As we practice meditation, we get used to stillness and eventually are able to make.
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