582 Quotes by Sharon Salzberg

To sense which gifts to accept & which to leave behind is our path to discovering freedom.

In those moments when we realize how much we cannot control, we can learn to let go.

Sometimes kindness is stepping aside, letting go of our need to be right & just being happy for someone.

In order to do anything about the suffering of the world we must have the strength to face it without turning away.

Thinking we are only supposed to have loving & compassionate feelings can be a terrible obstacle to spiritual practice.

Our practice rather than being about killing the ego is about simply discovering our true nature.

The key to cultivating confidence in ourselves is understanding our right to make the truth our own.

While happiness is an end in itself, it is also the state of mind we can have right now.

Compassion grows in us when we know how the energy of love is available all around us.