I call myself a meditation teacher rather than a spiritual teacher. — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share Image
“Thinking we are only supposed to have loving & compassionate feelings can be a terrible obstacle to spiritual practice.” — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share Image
Our path, our sense of spirituality demands great earnestness, dedication, sincerity & continuity. — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share Image
“Mindfulness is the agent of our freedom. Through mindfulness we arrive at faith we grow in wisdom & we attain equanimity.” — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share Image
Even on the spiritual path, we have things we'll tend to cover up or be in denial about. — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share Image
Loving kindness is the spirit of friendship toward yourself and others. — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share Image
We don’t need any sort of religious orientation to lead a life that is ethical, compassionate & kind. — 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
To offer our hearts in faith means recognizing that our hearts are worth something, that we ourselves, in our deepest and truest… — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share Image
It is in the act of offering our hearts in faith that something in us transforms... proclaiming that we no longer stand… — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share Image
“Abiding faith does not depend on borrowed concepts. Rather, it is the magnetic force of a bone-deep, lived understanding, one that draws… — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share Image
“As human beings, we’re capable of greatness of spirit, an ability to go beyond the circumstances we find ourselves in, to experience… — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share Image
Faith is not a commodity that you either have or don't have enough of, or the right kind of. It's an ongoing… — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share Image
I think so many people tend to think of faith as blind adherence to a dogma or unquestioned surrender to an authority… — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share Image
We can't give the truth to someone as an object, we can only point to it, inviting inspection. It is in that… — 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
The first step on the journey of faith is to recognize that everything is moving onward to something else, inside us and… — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share Image
I stepped onto the spiritual path moved by an inner sense that I might find greatness of heart, that I might find… — 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
I think we spend so much of our lives trying to pretend that we know what's going to happen next. In fact… — 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
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
