Best 414 quotes of Sharon Salzberg on MyQuotes

When we set an intention to explore our emotional hot spots, we create a pathway to real love.

When we truly allow ourselves to feel our own pain, over time it comes to seem less personal. We start to recognize that what we’ve perceived as our pain is, at a deeper level, the pain inherent in human existence.

When you recognize and reflect on even one good thing about yourself, you are building a bridge to a place of kindness and caring.

Wherever the responsibility lies, shame creates a solid and terrible feeling of unworthiness that resides in our bodies: the storehouse of the memories of our acts, real or imagined, and the secrets we keep about them.

Whether we fear the existence of boundaries with others or crave more of them, there’s no denying that individuation and separation are inevitable parts of loving relationships that become the site of tension.

While happiness is an end in itself, it is also the state of mind we can have right now.

Wholehearted acceptance is a basic element of love, starting with love for ourselves, and a gateway to joy. Through the practices of loving kindness and self-compassion, we can learn to love our flawed and imperfect selves. And in those moments of vulnerability, we open our hearts to connect with each other, as well. We are not perfect, but we are enough.

With a clear intention and a willing spirit, sooner or later we experience the joy and freedom that arises when we recognize our common humanity with others and see that real love excludes no one.

With attachment all that seems to exist is just me & that object I desire.

With mindfulness, loving kindness, and self-compassion, we can begin to let go of our expectations about how life and those we love should be.

With our close friends, family members, and lovers, we hope to create a special world, one in which we can expect to be treated fairly, with care, tenderness, and compassion.

Without equanimity, we might give love to others only in an effort to bridge the inevitable and healthy space that always exists between two people.

You can see your thoughts and emotions arise & create space for them even if they are uncomfortable.

You don't have to love yourself unconditionally before you can give or receive real love.