To reteach a thing its loveliness is the nature of metta. Through loving kindness, everyone & everything can flower again from within.
SHARON SALZBERGLetting go is an inside job, something only we can do for ourselves.
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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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Restore your attention or bring it to a new level by dramatically slowing down whatever you’re doing.
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The light still illuminates the room and banishes the murkiness, letting you see the things you couldn’t see before.
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We cannot simply forgive and forget, nor should we.
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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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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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Mindfulness is the agent of our freedom. Through mindfulness we arrive at faith we grow in wisdom & we attain equanimity.
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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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Abiding faith does not depend on borrowed concepts. Rather, it is the magnetic force of a bone-deep, lived understanding, one that draws us to realize our ideals, walk our talk,and act in accord with what we know to be true.
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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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The difference between misery and happiness depends on what we do with our attention.
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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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Pain & suffering requires time, awareness, and an intentional practice of self-love to disentangle.
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Seeking is endless. It never comes to a state of rest; it never ceases.
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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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