Compassion grows in us when we know how the energy of love is available all around us.
SHARON SALZBERGOnce 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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Even as we recognize our resentment, bitterness, or jealousy, we can also honor our own wish to be happy, to feel free.
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Thinking we are only supposed to have loving & compassionate feelings can be a terrible obstacle to spiritual practice.
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Forgiveness that is insincere, forced or premature can be more psychologically damaging than authentic bitterness & rage.
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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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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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We long for permanence but everything in the known universe is transient. That’s a fact but one we fight.
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We need the courage to learn from our past and not live in it.
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You are capable of so much more than we usually dare to imagine.
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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
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Life is like an ever-shifting kaleidoscope – a slight change, and all patterns alter.
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Once someone appears to us primarily as an object, kindness has no place to root.
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Even when we do our very best to treat those close to us with utmost respect and understanding, conflict happens. That’s life. That’s human nature.
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For all of us, love can be the natural state of our own being; naturally at peace, naturally connected, because this becomes the reflection of who we simply are.
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You are a person worthy of love. You don’t have to do anything to prove that.
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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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