“Love is defined by difficult acts of human compassion & generosity.” — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share Image
To sense which gifts to accept which to leave behind is our path to discovering freedom. — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share Image
Pure generosity emerges when we give without the need for our offering to be received in a certain way. That’s why the… — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share Image
The Buddha said that no true spiritual life is possible without a generous heart. . . . Generosity allies itself with an… — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share Image
“If we have nothing material to give, we can offer our attention, our energy, our appreciation. The world needs us. It doesn’t… — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share Image
“Compassion has more to do with the attitude we bring to our encounters with other people than with any quantifiable metric of… — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share Image
The movement of the heart as we practice generosity in the outer world mirrors the movement of the heart when we let… — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share Image
“If we stretch ourselves to open our minds, to see our shared humanity with others, we allow ourselves to see the existence… — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share Image
True giving is a thoroughly joyous thing to do. We experience happiness when we form the intention to give, in the actual… — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share Image
The cultivation of generosity is the beginning of spiritual awakening. Generosity has tremendous force because it arises from an inner quality of… — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share Image
Some things hurt, you know, and there's pain. But we magnify the suffering of it often, I think, by our reactions. — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share
“How we traverse the space between us when conflict arises has a profound effect on the health and longevity of our relationships.” — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share
“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… — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share
“Loving ourselves calls us to give up the illusion that we can control everything and focuses us on building our inner resource of resilience.” — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share
In order to do anything about the suffering of the world we must have the strength to face it without turning away. — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share
“The paradigm for our relationships is formed from our earliest experiences and is actually hardwired into our neurological and emotional network.” — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share
Vulnerability in the face of constant change is what we share, whatever our present condition. — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share
“Asking questions is an opportunity for creativity and personal expression, both for the person asking and the person answering.” — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share
Compassion isn't morose; it's something replenishing and opening; that's why it makes us happy. — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share
“When we open our hearts to the breadth of our experiences, we learn to tune into our needs, unique perceptions, thoughts & feelings” — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share
“As we explore new ways of loving and being loved by others, we need to equip ourselves with open, pliant minds; we need to… — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share
Even in the midst of devastation, something within us always points the way to freedom. — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share
“It's important to investigate the nature of anger because it is such a powerful energy and can be so destructive. When we can face… — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share
“When we contemplate the miracle of embodied life, we begin to partner with our bodies in a kinder way.” — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share
