Once in a while, you have to let your mind just go. Sharon Salzberg mind Change image and share on social
Things don't just happen in this world of arising and passing away. We don't live in some kind of crazy, accidental universe. Things happen according to certain laws, laws of nature. Laws such as the law of karma, which teaches us that as a certain seed gets planted, so will that fruit be. Sharon Salzberg accidentalarisecrazy share on social
I think we spend so much of our lives trying to pretend that we know what's going to happen next. In fact we don't. To recognize that we don't know even what will happen this afternoon and yet having the courage to move forward - that's one meaning of faith. Sharon Salzberg afternooncouragefact share on social
What is important is not getting intoxicated with a good feeling or getting intoxicated even with an insight. These take many forms in our practice. We go through times of great release, where there has been physical holding for what feels like forever, and something opens up and releases. Sharon Salzberg feltforeverform share on social
I call myself a meditation teacher rather than a spiritual teacher. Sharon Salzberg callmeditationspiritual Change image and share on social
Some people have a mistaken idea that all thoughts disappear through meditation and we enter a state of blankness. There certainly are times of great tranquility when concentration is strong and we have few, if any, thoughts. But other times, we can be flooded with memories, plans or random thinking. It's important not to blame yourself. Sharon Salzberg blameblanknessconcentration share on social
It is sometimes difficult to view compassion and loving kindness as the strengths they are. Sharon Salzberg compassiondifficultkindness Change image and share on social
We need the compassion and the courage to change the conditions that support our suffering. Those conditions are things like ignorance, bitterness, negligence, clinging, and holding on. Sharon Salzberg bitternesschangecling Change image and share on social
Doing nothing means unplugging from the compulsion to always keep ourselves busy, the habit of shielding ourselves from certain feelings, the tension of trying to manipulate our experience before we even fully acknowledge what that experience is. Sharon Salzberg acknowledgebusycompulsion 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