Mind Quotes by Sharon Salzberg

Training our mind through meditation does not mean forcibly subjugating it or beating it into shape.

— Sharon Salzberg

While you are meditating, if your mind wanders, gently bring it back to the present moment.

— Sharon Salzberg

Once in a while, you have to let your mind just go.

— Sharon Salzberg

“While happiness is an end in itself, it is also the state of mind we can have right now.”

— Sharon Salzberg

“We can discover the capacity of the mind to be aware, to love, to begin again”

— Sharon Salzberg

Meditation trains the mind the way physical exercise strengthens the body.

— Sharon Salzberg

Develop a mind so filled with love that it resembles space.

— Sharon Salzberg

Meditation clarifies our minds and opens our hearts, and brings us to unusual depth and stability of happiness, whatever life brings.

— Sharon Salzberg

“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

Everyone's mind wanders, without doubt, and we always have to start over. Everyone resists or dislikes the thought of or is too…

— Sharon Salzberg

The mind thinks thoughts that we don't plan. It's not as if we say, 'At 9:10 I'm going to be filled with self-hatred.

— Sharon Salzberg

Love and concern for all are not things some of us are born with and others are not. Rather, they are results…

— Sharon Salzberg

In our usual mind state, we are continually activating the process that in Buddhist terminology is known as 'bhava,' which literally means…

— Sharon Salzberg

Mindfulness helps us get better at seeing the difference between what’s happening and the stories we tell ourselves about what’s happening, stories…

— Sharon Salzberg

Meditation is not a matter of trying to stop thinking or make your mind go blank but rather to realize when your…

— Sharon Salzberg

The movement of the heart as we practice generosity in the outer world mirrors the movement of the heart when we let…

— Sharon Salzberg

Metta sees truly that our integrity is inviolate, no matter what our life situation may be. We do not need to fear…

— Sharon Salzberg

Dedicating some time to meditation is a meaningful expression of caring for yourself that can help you move through the mire of…

— Sharon Salzberg

One of the primary conditions for suffering is denial. Shutting our mind to pain, whether in ourselves or others, only ensures that…

— Sharon Salzberg

In contrast, compassion manifests in us as the offering of kindness rather than withdrawal. Because compassion is a state of mind that…

— Sharon Salzberg