Sharon Salzberg
Sharon Salzberg
Sharon Salzbergis a New York Times Best selling author and teacher of Buddhist meditation practices in the West. In 1974, she co-founded the Insight Meditation Society at Barre, Massachusetts with Jack Kornfield and Joseph Goldstein. Her emphasis is on vipassanāand mettāmethods, and has been leading meditation retreats around the world for over three decades. All of these methods have their origins in the Theravada Buddhist tradition. Her books include Lovingkindness: The Revolutionary Art of Happiness, A Heart as Wide as...
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It is so powerful when we can leave behind our ordinary identities, no longer think of ourselves primarily as a conductor, or writer, or salesclerk, and go to a supportive environment to deeply immerse in meditation practice.
When we practice metta, we open continuously to the truth of our actual experience, changing our relationship to life.
I've always said that lovingkindness and compassion are inevitably woven throughout meditation practice even if the words are never used or implied, no matter what technique or method we are using.
As we practice meditation, we get used to stillness and eventually are able to make friends with the quietness of our sensations.
Its never too late to take a moment to look.
With the practice of meditation we can develop this ability to more fully love ourselves and to more consistently love others.
Our practice rather than being about killing the ego is about simply discovering our true nature.
There are many different ways to practice meditation; it's good to experiment until you find one that seems to suit you.
As we practice meditation we are bringing forth ease, presence, compassion, wisdom & trust.
Meditation is a microcosm, a model, a mirror. The skills we practice when we sit are transferable to the rest of our lives.
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.
Meditation is the ultimate mobile device; you can use it anywhere, anytime, unobtrusively.
Mindfulness isn't difficult, we just need to remember to do it.
Once in a while, you have to let your mind just go.