Sharon Salzberg Quotes - Page 2

Taking in another’s criticism, even when it’s offered out of love, requires courage.

Healing comes in many ways, and no one formula fits all.

Ultimately, we forgive others in order to free ourselves.

if we really look at our actions with eyes of love, we see that our lives can be more straightforward, simpler, less sculpted by regret and fear, more in alignment with our deepest values.

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 we can step back even briefly from our hurt, sorrow, and anger, when we put our faith in the possibility of change, we create the possibility for non-judgmental inquiry that aims for healing rather than victory.

Our minds tend to race ahead into the future or replay the past, but our bodies are always in the present moment.

Integration arises from intimacy with our emotions and our bodies, as well as with our thoughts.

Real forgiveness in close relationships is never easy. It can’t be rushed or engineered.

Loving-kindness challenges those states that tend to arise when we think of ourselves as isolated from everyone else—fear, a sense of deficiency, alienation, loneliness.

It is never too late to turn on the light. Your ability to break an unhealthy habit or turn off an old tape doesn't depend on how long it has been running; a shift in perspective doesn't depend on how long you've held on to the old view. When you flip the switch in that attic, it doesn't matter whether its been dark for ten minutes, ten years or ten decades. The light still illuminates the room and banishes the murkiness, letting you see the things you couldn't see before.Its never too late to take a moment to look.