Sharon Salzberg
Writer
1952-01-01
Quotes by Sharon Salzberg
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Loving ourselves calls us to give up the illusion that we can control everything and focuses us on building our inner resource of resilience.
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When we learn to respond to disappointments with acceptance, we give ourselves the space to realize that all our experiences— good and bad alike— are opportunities to learn and grow.
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Loving-kindness challenges those states that tend to arise when we think of ourselves as isolated from everyone else— fear, a sense of deficiency, alienation, loneliness.
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The practice of loving-kindness is about cultivating love as a trans-formative strength,
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Kindness is not a fixed trait that we either have or lack, but more like a muscle that can be developed and strengthened.
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When emotions are long held and extremely complex, it sometimes takes years for them to enter fully into awareness.
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When we practice metta, we open continuously to the truth of our actual experience, changing our relationship to life.
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We can understand the inherent radiance & purity of our minds by understanding metta. Like the mind, metta is not distorted by what it encounters.
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Like water poured from one vessel to another, metta flows freely, taking the shape of each situation without changing its essence.
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Our practice rather than being about killing the ego is about simply discovering our true nature.
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Mindfulness isn't difficult, we just need to remember to do it.
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All beings want to be happy, yet so very few know how. It is out of ignorance that any of us cause suffering, for ourselves or for others
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The simple act of being completely attentive & present to another person is an act of love, and it fosters unshakeable well-being.
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The good news is that opportunities for love enter our lives unpredictably, whether or not we've perfected self-compassion or befriended our inner critic.
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At times, reality is love's great challenge. When our old stories and dreams are shattered, our first instinct may be to resist, deny, or cling to the way things were. But if we loosen our grip, often what fills the space is a tender forgiveness and the potential for a new and different kind of love.
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In reality, love is fluid; it's a verb, not a noun.
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In order to free ourselves from our assumptions about love, we must ask ourselves what long-held, often buried assumptions are and then face them, which takes courage, humility, and kindness.
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It takes a special courage to challenge the rigid confines of our accustomed story. It's not easy to radically alter our views about where happiness comes from but it's eminently possible.
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Taking in another's criticism, even when it's offered out of love, requires courage.
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You are a person worthy of love. You don't have to do anything to prove that.
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