“As a friend of mine told me about Real Happiness: you wrote this one in American.” — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share Image
“Setting the intention to practice kindness toward one’s partner or family members or friends does not preclude getting angry or upset.” — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share Image
Loving kindness is the spirit of friendship toward yourself and others. — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share Image
“Cultivating loving kindness for ourselves is the foundation of real love for our friends and family, for new people we encounter in… — 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
“The practice of sympathetic joy is rooted in inner development. It’s not a matter of learning techniques to “make friends and influence… — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share Image
As we practice meditation, we get used to stillness and eventually are able to make friends with the quietness of our sensations. — 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
