Our ability to connect with others is innate, wired into our nervous systems, and we need connection as much as we need physical nourishment.
SHARON SALZBERGWe have the power to improve our work lives immeasurably through awareness, compassion, patience & ingenuity.
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We often get caught up in our own reactions and forget the vulnerability of the person in front of us.
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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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Let the breath lead the way.
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Love exists in itself, not relying on owning or being owned.
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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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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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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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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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Like water poured from one vessel to another, metta flows freely, taking the shape of each situation without changing its essence.
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We cannot simply forgive and forget, nor should we.
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Mindfulness isn’t difficult, we just need to remember to do it.
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We’re capable of much more than mediocrity, much more than merely getting by in this world.
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Restore your attention or bring it to a new level by dramatically slowing down whatever you’re doing.
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The combination of realizing our distinctiveness along with our unity is seeing interdependence.
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