Religion Quotes by Sharon Salzberg

“Mindfulness is the agent of our freedom. Through mindfulness we arrive at faith we grow in wisdom & we attain equanimity.”

— Sharon Salzberg

Our path, our sense of spirituality demands great earnestness, dedication, sincerity & continuity.

— Sharon Salzberg

Loving kindness is the spirit of friendship toward yourself and others.

— Sharon Salzberg

Even on the spiritual path, we have things we'll tend to cover up or be in denial about.

— Sharon Salzberg

“Thinking we are only supposed to have loving & compassionate feelings can be a terrible obstacle to spiritual practice.”

— Sharon Salzberg

I call myself a meditation teacher rather than a spiritual teacher.

— Sharon Salzberg

We don’t need any sort of religious orientation to lead a life that is ethical, compassionate & kind.

— Sharon Salzberg

“As human beings, we’re capable of greatness of spirit, an ability to go beyond the circumstances we find ourselves in, to experience…

— Sharon Salzberg

“Abiding faith does not depend on borrowed concepts. Rather, it is the magnetic force of a bone-deep, lived understanding, one that draws…

— Sharon Salzberg

Faith is not a commodity that you either have or don't have enough of, or the right kind of. It's an ongoing…

— Sharon Salzberg

To offer our hearts in faith means recognizing that our hearts are worth something, that we ourselves, in our deepest and truest…

— Sharon Salzberg

The Buddha said that no true spiritual life is possible without a generous heart. . . . Generosity allies itself with an…

— Sharon Salzberg

It is in the act of offering our hearts in faith that something in us transforms... proclaiming that we no longer stand…

— Sharon Salzberg

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

“When we can step back even briefly from our hurt, sorrow, and anger, when we put our faith in the possibility of…

— Sharon Salzberg

I stepped onto the spiritual path moved by an inner sense that I might find greatness of heart, that I might find…

— Sharon Salzberg

The first step on the journey of faith is to recognize that everything is moving onward to something else, inside us and…

— Sharon Salzberg

The cultivation of generosity is the beginning of spiritual awakening. Generosity has tremendous force because it arises from an inner quality of…

— Sharon Salzberg

“With a clear intention and a willing spirit, sooner or later we experience the joy and freedom that arises when we recognize…

— Sharon Salzberg

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

I think so many people tend to think of faith as blind adherence to a dogma or unquestioned surrender to an authority…

— Sharon Salzberg