With the practice of meditation we can develop this ability to more fully love ourselves and to more consistently love others. — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share Image
“Though it may sound paradoxical, identifying our thoughts, emotions, and habitual patterns of behavior is the key to freedom & transformation.” — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share Image
“It’s affirming that we can look at any experience from the fullness of our being and get past the shame we carry.” — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share Image
“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 Copy Share Image
“Wherever the responsibility lies, shame creates a solid and terrible feeling of unworthiness that resides in our bodies: the storehouse of the… — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share Image
“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 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
“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 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
People turn to meditation because they want to make good decisions, break bad habits & bounce back better from disappointments. — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share Image
The quality of mindfulness does not just know something is happening - e.g. there is an emotion, a sensation - but knows… — 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
“Any time we find ourselves relying on the ideas of an absolute, frozen state of right and wrong—or fairness versus unfairness—that we… — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share Image
“Whether we fear the existence of boundaries with others or crave more of them, there’s no denying that individuation and separation are… — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share Image
“Loving kindness practice helps us move out of the terrain of our default narratives if they tend to be based on fear… — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share Image
Mindfulness, also called wise attention, helps us see what we’re adding to our experiences, not only during meditation sessions but also elsewhere. — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share Image
“To forgive, we may need to open our minds to a fuller exploration of the context in which the events occurred, and… — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share Image
“Instead of catching ourselves after we first felt angry, we develop a visceral sensitivity to what's happening within us in the moment… — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share Image
“When we don’t allow setbacks to defeat us, they become opportunities for learning, acceptance, flexibility, and patience.” — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share Image
“Our minds tend to race ahead into the future or replay the past, but our bodies are always in the present moment.” — 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
