We think of ourselves as our titles or our jobs or our position in a family. We depend on being praised by… — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share Image
Voting is the expression of our commitment to ourselves, one another, this country and this world. — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share Image
There's no commodity we can take with us. There is only our lives, whether we live them wisely or whether we live… — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share Image
We can't give the truth to someone as an object, we can only point to it, inviting inspection. It is in that… — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share Image
I think so many people tend to think of faith as blind adherence to a dogma or unquestioned surrender to an authority… — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share Image
I think we spend so much of our lives trying to pretend that we know what's going to happen next. In fact… — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share Image
What is important is not getting intoxicated with a good feeling or getting intoxicated even with an insight. These take many forms… — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share Image
As we hone the ability to let go of distraction, to begin again without rancor or judgment, we are deepening forgiveness and… — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share Image
Protection, as we use the word in Buddhism, is actually wisdom, it's insight. Protection is seeing and knowing deeply that all things… — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share Image
It's difficult to admit to ourselves that we suffer. We feel humiliated, like we should have been able to control our pain.… — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share Image
Chanting is a simple practice. When you notice you are thinking about something else during the chant, let go of the thought… — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share Image
The moment that we realize our attention has wandered is the magic moment of the practice, because that's the moment we have… — 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
