We can't control what thoughts and emotions arise within us, nor can we control the universal truth that everything changes. But we can learn to step back and rest in the awareness of what's happening. That awareness can be our refuge.
Sharon SalzbergIf you go deeper and deeper into your own heart, you'll be living in a world with less fear, isolation and loneliness.
Sharon SalzbergTo remember non-attachment is to remember what freedom is all about. If we get attached, even to a beautiful state of being, we are caught, and ultimately we will suffer. We work to observe anything that comes our way, experience it while it is here, and be able to let go of it.
Sharon SalzbergMindfulness helps us to set boundaries by revealing what makes us unhappy & what brings us peace.
Sharon SalzbergI have seen that there are a number of people who benefit from doing loving kindness meditation, either prior to or along with mindfulness meditation. It varies from person to person of course, but for many, their practice of mindfulness will bring along old habits of self-judgment and ruthless criticism, so it is not actually mindfulness.
Sharon Salzberg