“A particularly difficult line to navigate is the one between fear and love, especially for parents, who want more than anything to… — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share Image
“Sanskrit has different words to describe love for a brother or sister, love for a teacher, love for a partner, love for… — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share Image
“When our focus is on seeking, perfecting, or clinging to romance, the charge is often generated by instability, rather than by an… — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share Image
“When we can step back even briefly from our hurt, sorrow, and anger, when we put our faith in the possibility of… — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share Image
“Letting go is actually a healthy foundation upon which we can open up to real love—to giving, receiving, and experiencing it authentically… — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share Image
“When we forgive someone, we don’t pretend that the harm didn’t happen or cause us pain. We see it clearly for what… — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share Image
“With a clear intention and a willing spirit, sooner or later we experience the joy and freedom that arises when we recognize… — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share Image
“When we respond to our pain and suffering with love, understanding, and acceptance—for ourselves, as well as others— over time, we can… — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share Image
“Even when we do our very best to treat those close to us with utmost respect and understanding, conflict happens. That’s life.… — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share Image
“From our first breath to our last, we’re presented again and again with the opportunity to experience deep, lasting, and trans-formative connection… — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share Image
“When we do our best to treat others with kindness, it’s often a struggle to determine which actions best express our love… — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share Image
“Cultivation of positive emotions, including self-love and self-respect, strengthens our inner resources and opens us to a broader range of thoughts and… — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share Image
“With our close friends, family members, and lovers, we hope to create a special world, one in which we can expect to… — 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
