582 Quotes by Sharon Salzberg

The art of concentration is a continual letting go. We let go of what is inessential or distracting. We let go of a thought or a feeling, not because we are afraid of it or because we can’t bear to acknowledge it as a part of our experience; but, because it is UNNECESSARY.

There are many different ways to practice meditation; it's good to experiment until you find one that seems to suit you.

My earliest experiences in meditation were in a context of intensive retreats.

I’m learning that to be at home everywhere, I have to be sure to include the place I actually live.

As we work to reweave the strands of connection, we can be supported by the wisdom and lovingkindness of others.

One of the things that I think makes it hard in this society for us to tell the truth is the kind of conventional relationship to adversity. Things aren't always easy and rather than being taught to have kindness to ourselves and others in the light of that we're taught something very different; that it's wrong and rejected - that's a lot of conditioning to step away from.

We all want to be happy. We need to expand the notion of what that means, to make it bigger and wiser.

I am totally amazed at the spread of interest in meditation. When I first came back from studying in India in 1974, I would be asked in social situations what I did. When I replied, "I teach meditation" they would frequently look at me as though to say "That is weird," and sort of sidle away.

I had a very turbulent and painful childhood, like many people. I left for college when I was 16 years old and up until that point I'd lived in five different family configurations. Each one ended or changed through a death or some terrible loss.