“Often in close relationships, the subject being discussed is not the subject at all.” — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share Image
“The idea that traumatic residues—or unresolved stories—can be inherited is groundbreaking.” — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share Image
“Identifying the source of our personal narratives helps us to release its negative aspects and re-frame it in ways that promote wholeness.” — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share Image
“Our ability to connect with others is innate, wired into our nervous systems, and we need connection as much as we need… — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share Image
“The unconscious mind is a vast repository of experiences and associations that sorts things out much faster than the slow-moving conscious mind.” — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share Image
“When we don’t tell those we love about what’s really going on or listen carefully to what they have to say, we… — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share Image
“When we constantly hear that we should be smarter, better connected, more productive, wealthier—it takes real courage to claim the time and… — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share Image
Love and concern for all are not things some of us are born with and others are not. Rather, they are results… — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share Image
“carrying on a conversation at dinner and texting under the table.... Continuous Partial Attention involves an artificial sense of constant crisis, 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 Image
“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 Image
“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 Image
“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 Image
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 Image
“When we believe a wounding story, our whole world is diminished.” — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share Image
“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 Image
Vulnerability in the face of constant change is what we share, whatever our present condition. — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share Image
“Asking questions is an opportunity for creativity and personal expression, both for the person asking and the person answering.” — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share Image
Compassion isn't morose; it's something replenishing and opening; that's why it makes us happy. — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share Image
“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 Image
“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 Image
