Sometimes people don't trust the force of kindness. They think love or compassion or kindness will make you weak and kind of… — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share Image
I think the associations people have with kindness are often things like meekness and sweetness and maybe sickly sweetness; whereas I do… — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share Image
My experience working with lots of creative people is that they don't lose their artistic edge when they lose a fierce level… — 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
Meeting people in a genuine way and feeling like there is a vital and meaningful connection going on makes me come alive. — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share Image
It's interesting that people bring different things to oppressive and difficult situations, when they're reduced to the barest terms of survival. That's… — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share Image
The most common response I hear when I tell people I teach meditation is, "I'm so stressed out. I could use some… — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share Image
When we are devoted to the development of kindness, it becomes our ready response, so that reacting from compassion, from caring, is… — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share Image
There are many times when I have to remind myself that people who harm others are coming from a place of profound… — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share Image
If you’re reading these words, perhaps it’s because something has kicked open the door for you, and you’re ready to embrace change.… — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share Image
I have seen that there are a number of people who benefit from doing loving kindness meditation, either prior to or along… — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share Image
Some people have a mistaken idea that all thoughts disappear through meditation and we enter a state of blankness. There certainly are… — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share Image
I had a very turbulent and painful childhood, like many people. I left for college when I was 16 years old and… — 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
As we look around, it's very clear that in this world people do outrageous things to one another all of the time.… — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share Image
It's easy for us to feel separate from other people and from other forms of life, especially if we don't have a… — 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
