582 Quotes by Sharon Salzberg

We can discover the capacity of the mind to be aware, to love, to begin again

Every single moment is expressive of the truth of our lives when we know how to look.

Our path, our sense of spirituality demands great earnestness, dedication, sincerity & continuity.

Meditation is a cyclical process that defies analysis, but demands acceptance.

Through meditation we come to know that we are dying & being reborn in every moment.

That is why we do not hold an understanding of karma in a narrow way.  It is an extremely vast vision of life.  If at a given moment we experience the fruits of a past action, whether wholesome or unwholesome, our experience is the experience of all beings.  If we see an experience happening outside ourselves, we understand that this also is our experience,as in a dream when every character is some reflection of our own mind.

Genuine awe connects us with the world in a new way.

We often get caught up in our own reactions and forget the vulnerability of the person in front of us.

Sometimes people in abusive situations think they’re responsible for the other person’s happiness or that they’re going to fix them and make them feel better. The practice of equanimity teaches that it’s not all up to you to make someone else happy.