“Letting go of the belief that we’re powerless to help relieve our own suffering enhances our ability not only to heal but… — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share Image
“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 Copy Share Image
“At times, reality is love’s great challenge. When our old stories and dreams are shattered, our first instinct may be to resist,… — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share Image
“Once we are honest about our feelings, we can invite ourselves to consider alternative modes of viewing our pain and can see… — 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
“Be open to the possibility that there are other paths available to you in relating to yourself and to another.” — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share Image
“When we can step back even briefly from our hurt, sorrow, and anger, when we put our faith in the possibility of… — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share Image
“The good news is that opportunities for love enter our lives unpredictably, whether or not we’ve perfected self-compassion or befriended our inner… — 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
“Even as we recognize our resentment, bitterness, or jealousy, we can also honor our own wish to be happy, to feel free.” — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share Image
“Letting go is an inside job, something only we can do for ourselves.” — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share Image
“The environment we create can help heal us or fracture us. This is true not just for buildings and landscapes but also… — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share Image
“In order to free ourselves from our assumptions about love, we must ask ourselves what long-held, often buried assumptions are and then… — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share Image
“There’s no denying that it takes effort to set the intention to see our fundamental connected-ness with others.” — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share Image
“Real forgiveness in close relationships is never easy. It can’t be rushed or engineered.” — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share Image
“No matter what we think we should do, I don’t think you can coerce yourself into loving your neighbor—or your boss—when you… — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share Image
“Sanskrit has different words to describe love for a brother or sister, love for a teacher, love for a partner, love for… — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share Image
“Love is a living capacity within us that is always present, even when we don’t sense it.” — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share Image
“You don't have to love yourself unconditionally before you can give or receive real love.” — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share Image
“Taking responsibility for oneself is by definition an act of kindness.” — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share Image
“With a clear intention and a willing spirit, sooner or later we experience the joy and freedom that arises when we recognize… — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share Image
“The overarching practice of letting go is also one of gaining resilience and insight.” — 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
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
