582 Quotes by Sharon Salzberg

Instead of catching ourselves after we first felt angry, we develop a visceral sensitivity to what's happening within us in the moment & through mindfulness, we can shape our reaction right away.

All 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 others

Like water poured from one vessel to another, metta flows freely, taking the shape of each situation without changing its essence.

When we practice metta, we open continuously to the truth of our actual experience, changing our relationship to life.

We learn from conflicts only when we are willing to do so.

If we stretch ourselves to open our minds, to see our shared humanity with others, we allow ourselves to see the existence of community and generosity in unexpected places.

With our close friends, family members, and lovers, we hope to create a special world, one in which we can expect to be treated fairly, with care, tenderness, and compassion.

Grief helps us to relinquish the illusion that the past could be different from what it was.

Loving-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.