What you learn about pain in formal meditation can help you relate to it in your daily life. Sharon Salzberg dailyformallearn Change image and share on social
Voting is the expression of our commitment to ourselves, one another, this country and this world. Sharon Salzberg commitmentcountryexpression Change image and share on social
To cherish others is to cherish ourselves. To cherish ourselves is to cherish others. And in that same way, we relate to the truth. If we support it, if we embrace it, if we uphold it, we will be embraced by it, we will be supported and upheld by it. Sharon Salzberg cherishembracerelate share on social
The meditation traditions I started and have continued practicing have all emphasized inclusivity: anyone can do this who is interested. Sharon Salzberg continueemphasizeinclusivity Change image and share on social
The moment that we realize our attention has wandered is the magic moment of the practice, because that's the moment we have the chance to be really different. Instead of judging ourselves, and berating ourselves, and condemning ourselves, we can be gentle with ourselves. Sharon Salzberg attentionberatechance share on social
As we work to reweave the strands of connection, we can be supported by the wisdom and lovingkindness of others. Sharon Salzberg connectionlovingkindnessreweave Change image and share on social
We can't give the truth to someone as an object, we can only point to it, inviting inspection. It is in that spirit that we can hear or read a teaching and then look at our own lives, at our own experiences to see whether anything might have been revealed about them. Sharon Salzberg experiencegivehear share on social
Faith is not a commodity that you either have or don't have enough of, or the right kind of. It's an ongoing process. The opposite of faith is despair. Sharon Salzberg commoditydespairfaith Change image and share on social
Compassion isn't morose; it's something replenishing and opening; that's why it makes us happy. Sharon Salzberg compassionhappymake Change image and share on social
