Love quotes Quotes by Sharon Salzberg

“All of our actions can signify self-love or self-sabotage”

— Sharon Salzberg

“We learn from conflicts only when we are willing to do so.”

— Sharon Salzberg

“Healing comes in many ways, and no one formula fits all.”

— Sharon Salzberg

“The heart is a generous muscle.”

— Sharon Salzberg

“Ultimately, we forgive others in order to free ourselves.”

— Sharon Salzberg

“We are born ready to love and be loved. It is our birthright.”

— Sharon Salzberg

“Equanimity can be hard to talk about.”

— Sharon Salzberg

“A relationship is the union of two psychological systems.”

— Sharon Salzberg

“There is no conflict between loving others deeply and living mindfully.”

— Sharon Salzberg

“Forgiveness is a personal process that doesn’t depend on us having direct contact with the people who have hurt us.”

— Sharon Salzberg

“In more ways than any of us can name, love is wrapped up with the idea of expectation.”

— Sharon Salzberg

“Love simply, perpetually exists and that it’s a matter of psychic housekeeping to make room for it.”

— Sharon Salzberg

“Letting go is an inside job, something only we can do for ourselves.”

— Sharon Salzberg

“You don't have to love yourself unconditionally before you can give or receive real love.”

— Sharon Salzberg

“There is a sentiment common among most of us when it comes to love—letting go can feel scary.”

— Sharon Salzberg

“Taking responsibility for oneself is by definition an act of kindness.”

— Sharon Salzberg

“The key in letting go is practice. Each time we let go, we disentangle ourselves from our expectations and begin to experience…

— Sharon Salzberg

“Setting the intention to practice kindness toward one’s partner or family members or friends does not preclude getting angry or upset.”

— Sharon Salzberg

“Although much of the work we do in committed relationships we do with our partners, sometimes it’s necessary to start with ourselves.”

— Sharon Salzberg

“To celebrate someone else’s life, we need to find a way to look at it straight on, not from above with judgment…

— Sharon Salzberg

“No connection is always easy or free of strife, no matter how many minutes a day we meditate. It’s how we relate…

— Sharon Salzberg

“By experimenting with sympathetic joy, we break from the constricted world of individual struggle and see that joy exists in more places…

— Sharon Salzberg

“It's tough to have an authentic relationship with awe in the age of awesome, a word that has become so overused as…

— Sharon Salzberg

“As we explore new ways of loving and being loved by others, we need to equip ourselves with open, pliant minds; we…

— Sharon Salzberg

“Our can-do culture has made many of us believe that we should always be self-sufficient. Somewhere along the way, we also got…

— Sharon Salzberg

“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

“When we identify the thoughts that keep us from seeing others as they truly are we prepare the ground for real love.”

— Sharon Salzberg

“Real Love may run on a lower voltage, but it’s also more grounded & sustainable.”

— Sharon Salzberg

“Even as we recognize our resentment, bitterness, or jealousy, we can also honor our own wish to be happy, to feel free.”

— Sharon Salzberg

“When we set an intention to explore our emotional hot spots, we create a pathway to real love.”

— Sharon Salzberg

“Forgiveness is the way we break the grip that long-held resentments have on our hearts.”

— Sharon Salzberg

“Love is a living capacity within us that is always present, even when we don’t sense it.”

— Sharon Salzberg

“When we are willing to explore our own experiences, we open the doorway to deeper connection and intimacy.”

— Sharon Salzberg

“Love is defined by difficult acts of human compassion & generosity.”

— Sharon Salzberg

“These are times when sympathetic joy comes naturally, but in a complex relationship the heart may not leap up so easily.”

— Sharon Salzberg

“Laughing at your pettiness probably works better than scolding yourself for it.”

— Sharon Salzberg

“Feelings of apathy as they relate to our relationships often stem from insufficiently paying attention to those around us.”

— Sharon Salzberg

“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

“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

“Sanskrit has different words to describe love for a brother or sister, love for a teacher, love for a partner, love for…

— Sharon Salzberg