582 Quotes by Sharon Salzberg

When we bring deep awareness to whatever's bothering us, the same things might be happening, but we are able to relate to them differently.

There is so much we just can't see or know right now, including precisely how our actions will ripple out.

Love exists in itself, not relying on owning or being owned.

Every time we forget to breathe or our minds wander or we’re hijacked by feelings or sensations, we gently bring ourselves back to the breath, again and again.

Each opportunity to interrupt the onslaught of thoughts and return to the object of meditation is, in fact, a moment of enlightenment

When we don’t allow setbacks to defeat us, they become opportunities for learning, acceptance, flexibility, and patience.

We live in a network of inter connectivity.

Meditation trains the mind the way physical exercise strengthens the body.

The causes of familial discord and distance are countless, but the results are often the same: secrecy, blame, sadness, hurt, confusion, and feelings of loss and grief.