The critical element in meditation practice is beginning again. Everyone loses focus at times, everyone loses interest at times, and everyone gets… — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share Image
“We’re in charge of our own forgiveness, and the process takes time, patience, and intention.” — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share Image
“Self-love is an unfolding process that gains strength over time, not a goal with a fixed end point.” — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share Image
“Sympathetic joy is a practice. It takes time and effort to free ourselves of the scarcity story that most of us have… — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share Image
“The more we identify and acknowledge moments when we’re unable to share in someone else’s pleasure and ask ourselves whether another person’s… — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share Image
There's a famous quotation from the time the Buddha learned of the deaths of two of his greatest disciples: "It's as if… — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share Image
We apply our effort to be mindful, to be aware in this very moment, right here and now, and we bring a… — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share Image
“We exercise kindness in any moment when we recognize our shared humanity—with all the hopes, dreams, joys, disappointments, vulnerability, and suffering that… — 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
While you are meditating, if your mind wanders, gently bring it back to the present moment. — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share Image
At times when I am myself sitting at a retreat, and at the end I get into my car to drive away,… — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share Image
“When we feel conflicted about a particular decision or action, our bodies often hold the answer—if we take the time to stop… — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share Image
“When we respond to our pain and suffering with love, understanding, and acceptance—for ourselves, as well as others— over time, we can… — 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
We like things to manifest right away, and they may not. Many times, we're just planting a seed and we don't know… — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share Image
In those moments when we realize how much we cannot control, we can learn to let go. — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share Image
“When we constantly hear that we should be smarter, better connected, more productive, wealthier—it takes real courage to claim the time and… — 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
“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
“Each opportunity to interrupt the onslaught of thoughts and return to the object of meditation is, in fact, a moment of enlightenment” — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share Image
Every single moment is expressive of the truth of our lives when we know how to look. — 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
