01c. 1952 ADThe simple act of being completely attentive & present to another person is an act of love, and it fosters unshakeable well-being.Sharon Salzberg / quote ↗
03c. 1952 ADAll 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 othersSharon Salzberg / quote ↗
04c. 1952 ADLike water poured from one vessel to another, metta flows freely, taking the shape of each situation without changing its essence.Sharon Salzberg / quote ↗
05c. 1952 ADWe can understand the inherent radiance & purity of our minds by understanding metta. Like the mind, metta is not distorted by what it encounters.Sharon Salzberg / quote ↗
06c. 1952 ADWhen we practice metta, we open continuously to the truth of our actual experience, changing our relationship to life.Sharon Salzberg / quote ↗
07c. 1952 ADWhen emotions are long held and extremely complex, it sometimes takes years for them to enter fully into awareness.Sharon Salzberg / quote ↗
08c. 1952 ADOur practice rather than being about killing the ego is about simply discovering our true nature.Sharon Salzberg / quote ↗
09c. 1952 ADThe practice of loving-kindness is about cultivating love as a trans-formative strength,Sharon Salzberg / quote ↗
10c. 1952 ADKindness is not a fixed trait that we either have or lack, but more like a muscle that can be developed and strengthened.Sharon Salzberg / quote ↗
11c. 1952 ADWhen 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.Sharon Salzberg / quote ↗
12c. 1952 ADLoving 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 / quote ↗
13c. 1952 ADLoving-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.Sharon Salzberg / quote ↗
14c. 1952 ADAsking questions is an opportunity for creativity and personal expression, both for the person asking and the person answering.Sharon Salzberg / quote ↗
15c. 1952 ADRestore your attention or bring it to a new level by dramatically slowing down whatever you're doing.Sharon Salzberg / quote ↗
16c. 1952 ADMeditation is the ultimate mobile device; you can use it anywhere, anytime, unobtrusively.Sharon Salzberg / quote ↗
17c. 1952 ADFor all of us, love can be the natural state of our own being; naturally at peace, naturally connected, because this becomes the reflection of who we simply are.Sharon Salzberg / quote ↗
19c. 1952 ADMeditation is a microcosm, a model, a mirror. The skills we practice when we sit are transferable to the rest of our lives.Sharon Salzberg / quote ↗
20c. 1952 ADWe use mindfulness to observe the way we cling to pleasant experiences & push away unpleasant ones.Sharon Salzberg / quote ↗
21c. 1952 ADEffort is the unconstrained willingness to persevere through difficulty.Sharon Salzberg / quote ↗
22c. 1952 ADMetta sees truly that our integrity is inviolate, no matter what our life situation may be. We do not need to fear anything. We are whole: our deepest happiness is intrinsic to the nature of our minds, and it is not damaged through uncertainty and change.Sharon Salzberg / quote ↗
23c. 1952 ADMeditation may be done in silence & stillness, by using voice & sound, or by engaging the body in movement. All forms emphasize the training of attention.Sharon Salzberg / quote ↗
24c. 1952 ADWith the practice of meditation we can develop this ability to more fully love ourselves and to more consistently love others.Sharon Salzberg / quote ↗
