582 Quotes by Sharon Salzberg

As we practice meditation we are bringing forth ease, presence, compassion, wisdom & trust.

Love and compassion don't at all have to make us weak, or lead us to losing discernment and vision. We just have to learn how to find them. And see, in truth, what they bring us.

The embodiment of kindness is often made difficult by our long ingrained patterns of fear & jealousy.

When you're wide open, the world is a good place.

The first of the four noble truths of Buddhism, that there is suffering in life, was enormously important to me. No one had ever said it out loud. That had been my experience, of course, but no one had ever talked about it. I didn't know what to do with all the fear and emotions within, and here was the Buddha saying this truth right out loud.

True giving is a thoroughly joyous thing to do. We experience happiness when we form the intention to give, in the actual act of giving, and in the recollection of the fact that we have given. Generosity is a celebration. When we give something to someone we feel connected to them, and our commitment to the path of peace and awareness deepens.

Even in the midst of devastation, something within us always points the way to freedom.

We need to redefine community and find a variety of ways of coming together and helping each other.

By prizing heartfulness above faultlessness, we may reap more from our effort because we're more likely to be changed by it.