Sharon SalzbergIf we fall, we don't need self-recrimination or blame or anger - we need a reawakening of our intention and a willingness to re-commit, to be whole-hearted once again.371Love
Sharon SalzbergAt 9:10 I'm going to be filled with self-hatred.361Death
Sharon SalzbergFrom the Buddhist point of view, it is true that emptiness is a characteristic of all of life - if we look carefully at any experience we will find transparency, insubstantiality,… ▶372LifeTruth
Sharon SalzbergIf you go deeper and deeper into your own heart, you'll be living in a world with less fear, isolation and loneliness.372LifeLove
Sharon SalzbergWe like things to manifest right away, and they may not. Many times, we're just planting a seed and we don't know exactly how it is going to come to fruition. It's hard for us to … ▶361Time
Sharon SalzbergIn our own lives and in our communities, we need to find a way to include others rather than exclude them. We need to find a way to allow our pain and suffering, individually and … ▶351Sadness
Sharon SalzbergI've always said that lovingkindness and compassion are inevitably woven throughout meditation practice even if the words are never used or implied, no matter what technique or me… ▶362Love
Sharon SalzbergIt is never too late to turn on the light. Your ability to break an unhealthy habit or turn off an old tape doesn't depend on how long it has been running; a shift in perspective … ▶351PoliticsTime
Sharon SalzbergMeditation has made me happy, loving, and peaceful-but not every single moment of the day. I still have good times and bad, joy and sorrow. Now I can accept setbacks more easily, … ▶353PoliticsReadingSadness
Sharon SalzbergWhat you learn about pain in formal meditation can help you relate to it in your daily life. ✨ FaceBook post bySharon Salzberg from Dec 07, 2016364LifeReadingSadness
Sharon SalzbergSomeone who has experienced trauma also has gifts to offer all of us - in their depth, their knowledge of our universal vulnerability, and their experience of the power of compass… ▶364LifeLovePolitics
Sharon SalzbergIn those moments when we realize how much we cannot control, we can learn to let go. ✨ FaceBook post bySharon Salzberg from Apr 29, 2013364ReadingTime
Sharon Salzbergover time, offering loving kindness to all beings everywhere, including ourselves, unites us to one another so that we know that we can not go forward forgetting those left behind… ▶342ReadingTime
Sharon SalzbergIts never too late to take a moment to look. ✨ Sharon Salzberg (2010). Real Happiness: The Power of Meditation: A 28-Day Program, p.129, Workman Publishing332PoliticsTime
Sharon SalzbergThings don't just happen in this world of arising and passing away. We don't live in some kind of crazy, accidental universe. Things happen according to certain laws, laws of natu… ▶376Politics
Sharon SalzbergRestore your attention or bring it to a new level by dramatically slowing down whatever you're doing. ✨ FaceBook post bySharon Salzberg from Aug 06, 2014321Reading
Sharon SalzbergIt doesn't matter how long we may have been stuck in a sense of our limitations. If we go into a darkened room and turn on the light, it doesn't matter if the room has been dark f… ▶332Love
Sharon SalzbergMeditation is a microcosm, a model, a mirror. The skills we practice when we sit are transferable to the rest of our lives. ✨ Sharon Salzberg (2010). Real Happiness - Enhanc… ▶377PoliticsReading
Sharon SalzbergWhatever life presents us, our response can be an expression of our compassion. ✨ FaceBook post bySharon Salzberg from Jun 15, 2013311LifeLoveReading
Sharon SalzbergWe find greater lightness & ease in our lives as we increasingly care for ourselves & other beings. ✨ FaceBook post bySharon Salzberg from Jul 17, 2011377Reading
Sharon SalzbergWe can travel a long way in life and do many things, but our deepest happiness is not born from accumulating new experiences. it is born from letting go of what is unnecessary, an… ▶323LifeReading
Sharon SalzbergWe can have skills training in mindfulness so that we are using our attention to perceive something in the present moment. This perception is not so latent by fears or projections… ▶301HopeLoveThought
Sharon SalzbergPatience doesn't mean making a pact with the devil of denial, ignoring our emotions and aspirations. It means being wholeheartedly engaged in the process that's unfolding, rather … ▶301Love
Sharon SalzbergIt's easy for us to feel separate from other people and from other forms of life, especially if we don't have a reliable connection to our own inner world. Without insight into ou… ▶357HumanityLifeLove
Sharon SalzbergI've spent quite a bit of my life as a meditation teacher and writer commending the strengths of love and compassion. ✨ Fierce Compassion by Sharon Salzberg, www.huffingtonp… ▶335LifeLove
Sharon SalzbergWe need the compassion and the courage to change the conditions that support our suffering. Those conditions are things like ignorance, bitterness, negligence, clinging, and holdi… ▶313LoveTruth
Sharon SalzbergMindfulness allows us to watch our thoughts, see how one thought leads to the next, decide if we're heading down an unhealthy path, and, if so, let go and change directions. 346PoliticsReadingThought
Sharon SalzbergMeditation isn’t about what’s happening; it’s about how you relate to what’s happening. ✨ You Can’t Fail at Meditation. Interview with Dan Harris, www.lionsroar.com. A… ▶357Sadness
Sharon SalzbergEven on the spiritual path, we have things we'll tend to cover up or be in denial about. ✨ A Way Out of Suffering: An Interview With Sharon Salzberg. Omega Institute Intervi… ▶325Hope
Sharon SalzbergMindfulness helps us get better at seeing the difference between what’s happening and the stories we tell ourselves about what’s happening, stories that get in the way of direct e… ▶314LifePoliticsReading
