Sharon Salzberg Quotes That Will Inspire You to Live Your Best Life

1. If you’re reading these words, perhaps it’s because something has kicked open the door for you, and you’re ready to embrace change. It isn’t enough to appreciate change from afar, or only in the abstract, or as something that can happen to other people but not to you. We need to create change for ourselves, in a workable way, as part of our everyday lives. The Power of Meditation: A 28-Day Programme for Real Happiness

2. Mindfulness can play a big role in transforming our experience with pain & other difficulties; it allows us to recognize the authenticity of the distress & yet not be overwhelmed by it. Real Happiness: The Power of Meditation

3. You can search throughout the entire universe for someone who is more deserving of your love and affection than you are yourself, and that person is not to be found anywhere. You, yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.

4. You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.

5. If you’re reading these words, perhaps it’s because something has kicked open the door for you, and you’re ready to embrace change. It isn’t enough to appreciate change from afar, or only in the abstract, or as something that can happen to other people but not to you. We need to create change for ourselves, in a workable way, as part of our everyday lives. The Power of Meditation: A 28-Day Programme for Real Happiness

6. 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. Real Happiness: The Power of Meditation

7. Meditation is essentially training our attention so that we can be more aware— not only of our own inner workings but also of what’s happening around us in the here & now. The Power of Meditation: A 28-Day Programme for Real Happiness

8. Mindfulness helps us get better at seeing the difference between what’s happening and the stories we tell ourselves about what’s happening, stories that get in the way of direct experience. Often such stories treat a fleeting state of mind as if it were our entire and permanent self. Real Happiness: The Power of Meditation

9. Mindfulness won’t ensure you’ll win an argument with your sister. Mindfulness won’t enable you to bypass your feelings of anger or hurt either. But it may help you see the conflict in a new way, one that allows you to break through old patterns. Real Love: The Art of Mindful Connection

10. Mindfulness, also called wise attention, helps us see what we’re adding to our experiences, not only during meditation sessions but also elsewhere. Real Happiness: The Power of Meditation

11. People turn to meditation because they want to make good decisions, break bad habits & bounce back better from disappointments. The Power of Meditation: A 28-Day Programme for Real Happiness

12. The key in letting go is practice. Each time we let go, we disentangle ourselves from our expectations and begin to experience things as they are. Real Love: The Art of Mindful Connection

13. We are all too often told by someone that we are too old, too young, too different, too much the same, and those comments can be devastating. The Force of Kindness: Change Your Life with Love & Compassion

14. We long for permanence but everything in the known universe is transient. That’s a fact but one we fight. Real Happiness: The Power of Meditation

15. When we don’t tell those we love about what’s really going on or listen carefully to what they have to say, we tend to fill in the blanks with stories. Real Love: The Art of Mindful Connection

16. You can search throughout the entire universe for someone who is more deserving of your love and affection than you are yourself, and that person is not to be found anywhere. You, yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.

17. You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.