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1. "Meditation trains the mind the way physical exercise strengthens the body." ~ Sharon Salzberg
2. "In a situation of potential conflict, let compassion guide you." ~ Sharon Salzberg
3. "Mindfulness isn't difficult, we just need to remember to do it." ~ Sharon Salzberg
4. "To sense which gifts to accept & which to leave behind is our path to discovering freedom." ~ Sharon Salzberg
5. "over 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." Page 62" ~ Sharon Salzberg
6. "In those moments when we realize how much we cannot control, we can learn to let go." ~ Sharon Salzberg
7. "All forms of meditation strengthen & direct our attention through the cultivation of three key skills: concentration, mindfulness & compassion or lovingkindness." ~ Sharon Salzberg
8. "Abiding faith does not depend on borrowed concepts. Rather, it is the magnetic force of a bone-deep, lived understanding, one that draws us to realize our ideals, walk our talk,and act in accord with what we know to be true." ~ Sharon Salzberg
9. "It is taught, we too can be enlightened, every one of us. We can be completely freed from the bonds of limitation and conditioned confusion through our own endeavor, inspiration, effort and development. There is a path, and we can traverse it." ~ Sharon Salzberg
10. "The key to cultivating confidence in ourselves is understanding our right to make the truth our own." ~ Sharon Salzberg
11. "Compassion grows in us when we know how the energy of love is available all around us." ~ Sharon Salzberg
12. "Mindfulness can play a big role in transforming our experience with pain & other difficulties; it allows us to recognize the authenticity of the distress & yet not be overwhelmed by it." ~ Sharon Salzberg
13. "Because the development of inner calm & energy happens completely within & isn't dependent on another person or a particular situation, we begin to feel a resourcefulness and independence that is quite beautiful—and a huge relief." ~ Sharon Salzberg
14. "With the practice of meditation we can develop this ability to more fully love ourselves and to more consistently love others." ~ Sharon Salzberg
15. "Metta is the ability to embrace all parts of ourselves, as well as all parts of the world. Practicing metta illuminates our inner integrity because it relieves us of the need to deny different aspects of ourselves." ~ Sharon Salzberg
16. "The mind thinks thoughts that we don't plan. It's not as if we say, 'At 9:10 I'm going to be filled with self-hatred." ~ Sharon Salzberg
17. "Fearful of wasting a second, we hoard time as if it were money." ~ Sharon Salzberg
18. "Patience 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 than ripping open a budding flower or demanding a caterpillar hurry up and get that chrysalis stage over with." ~ Sharon Salzberg
19. "If you go deeper and deeper into your own heart, you'll be living in a world with less fear, isolation and loneliness." ~ Sharon Salzberg
20. "If 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." ~ Sharon Salzberg
21. "As we practice meditation, we get used to stillness and eventually are able to makefriends with the quietness of our sensations." ~ Sharon Salzberg
22. "Someone 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 compassion." ~ Sharon Salzberg
23. "Dedicating some time to meditation is a meaningful expression of caring for yourself that can help you move through the mire of feeling unworthy of recovery. As your mind grows quieter and more spacious, you can begin to see self-defeating thought patterns for what they are, and open up to other, more positive options." ~ Sharon Salzberg
24. "Doing nothing means unplugging from the compulsion to always keep ourselves busy, the habit of shielding ourselves from certain feelings, the tension of trying to manipulate our experience before we even fully acknowledge what that experience is." ~ Sharon Salzberg
25. "Voting is the expression of our commitment to ourselves, one another, this country and this world." ~ Sharon Salzberg
26. "It's a rare and precious thing to be close to suffering because our society - in many ways - tells us that suffering is wrong. If it's our own suffering, we try to hide it or isolate ourselves. If others are suffering, we're taught to put them away somewhere so we don't have to see it." ~ Sharon Salzberg
27. "Everyone's mind wanders, without doubt, and we always have to start over. Everyone resists or dislikes the thought of or is too tired to meditate at times, and we have to be able to begin again." ~ Sharon Salzberg
28. "The meditation traditions I started and have continued practicing have all emphasized inclusivity: anyone can do this who is interested." ~ Sharon Salzberg
29. "When we see the relatedness of ourselves to the universe, that we do not live as isolated entities, untouched by what is going on around us, not affecting what is going on around us, when we see through that, that we are interrelated, then we can see that to protect others is to protect ourselves, and to protect ourselves is to protect others." ~ Sharon Salzberg
30. "Compassion isn't morose; it's something replenishing and opening; that's why it makes us happy." ~ Sharon Salzberg
31. "I call myself a meditation teacher rather than a spiritual teacher." ~ Sharon Salzberg
32. "Once someone appears to us primarily as an object, kindness has no place to root." ~ Sharon Salzberg
33. "Our practice rather than being about killing the ego is about simply discovering our true nature." ~ Sharon Salzberg
34. "Vulnerability in the face of constant change is what we share, whatever our present condition." ~ Sharon Salzberg
35. "We need the courage to learn from our past and not live in it." ~ Sharon Salzberg
36. "By practicing meditation we establish love, compassion, sympathetic joy & equanimity as our home." ~ Sharon Salzberg
37. "Meditation is a cyclical process that defies analysis, but demands acceptance." ~ Sharon Salzberg
38. "Every single moment is expressive of the truth of our lives when we know how to look." ~ Sharon Salzberg
39. "Mindfulness, also called wise attention, helps us see what we're adding to our experiences, not only during meditation sessions but also elsewhere." ~ Sharon Salzberg
40. "We find greater lightness & ease in our lives as we increasingly care for ourselves & other beings." ~ Sharon Salzberg
41. "Forgiveness that is insincere, forced or premature can be more psychologically damaging than authentic bitterness & rage." ~ Sharon Salzberg
42. "We long for permanence but everything in the known universe is transient. That's a fact but one we fight." ~ Sharon Salzberg
43. "With attachment all that seems to exist is just me & that object I desire." ~ Sharon Salzberg
44. "The embodiment of kindness is often made difficult by our long ingrained patternsof fear & jealousy." ~ Sharon Salzberg
45. "To reteach a thing its loveliness is the nature of metta. Through lovingkindness, everyone & everything can flower again from within." ~ Sharon Salzberg
46. "When we experience dissatisfaction at work, which everyone does we can use our disappointment as fuel to wake up." ~ Sharon Salzberg
47. "In order to do anything about the suffering of the world we must have the strength to face it without turning away." ~ Sharon Salzberg
48. "Like water poured from one vessel to another, metta ?ows freely, taking the shape of each situation without changing its essence." ~ Sharon Salzberg
49. "In one of the verses of Lal Ded, or Lalla, a fourteenth-century mystic from Kashmir, Lalla says: "At the end of a crazy-moon night the love of God rose. I said "It's me, Lalla.""It's me, Lalla," becomes "It's me…whoever you are," proclaiming that we no longer stand on the sidelines but are leaping directly into the center of our lives, our truth, our full potential. No one can take that leap for us; and no one has to. This is our journey of faith." ~ Sharon Salzberg
50. "We don't need any sort of religious orientation to lead a life that is ethical, compassionate & kind." ~ Sharon Salzberg
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