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.
SHARON SALZBERGJust 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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You are capable of so much more than we usually dare to imagine.
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With a clear intention and a willing spirit, sooner or later we experience the joy and freedom that arises when we recognize our common humanity with others and see that real love excludes no one.
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We cannot simply forgive and forget, nor should we.
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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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Thinking we are only supposed to have loving & compassionate feelings can be a terrible obstacle to spiritual practice.
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Vulnerability in the face of constant change is what we share, whatever our present condition.
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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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Seeking is endless. It never comes to a state of rest; it never ceases.
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Life is like an ever-shifting kaleidoscope – a slight change, and all patterns alter.
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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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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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We have the power to improve our work lives immeasurably through awareness, compassion, patience & ingenuity.
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To reteach a thing its loveliness is the nature of metta. Through loving kindness, everyone & everything can flower again from within.
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Pain & suffering requires time, awareness, and an intentional practice of self-love to disentangle.
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