Sharon Salzberg Quotes: 10

• We can learn the art of fierce compassion - redefining strength, deconstructing isolation and renewing a sense of community, practicing letting go of rigid us-vs.-them thinking - while cultivating power and clarity in response to difficult situations.

• Mindfulness 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 experience. Often such stories treat a fleeting state of mind as if it were our entire and permanent self.

  Real Happiness: The Power of Meditation

• We need the courage to learn from our past and not live in it.

  The Force of Kindness: Change Your Life with Love & Compassion

• If you’re reading these words, perhaps it’s because something has kicked open the door for you, and you’re ready to embrace change. It isn’t enough to appreciate change from afar, or only in the abstract, or as something that can happen to other people but not to you. We need to create change for ourselves, in a workable way, as part of our everyday lives.

  The Power of Meditation: A 28-Day Programme for Real Happiness

• Mindfulness, also called wise attention, helps us see what we’re adding to our experiences, not only during meditation sessions but also elsewhere.

  Real Happiness: The Power of Meditation

• 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.

  Real Happiness: The Power of Meditation

• We are all too often told by someone that we are too old, too young, too different, too much the same, and those comments can be devastating.

  The Force of Kindness: Change Your Life with Love & Compassion

• People turn to meditation because they want to make good decisions, break bad habits & bounce back better from disappointments.

  The Power of Meditation: A 28-Day Programme for Real Happiness

• Meditation is essentially training our attention so that we can be more aware— not only of our own inner workings but also of what’s happening around us in the here & now.

  The Power of Meditation: A 28-Day Programme for Real Happiness

• 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.

  Real Happiness: The Power of Meditation