Share & Save
Meaning
Not documented yet.
When It Was Said
Not documented yet.
Who It Was Said To
Not documented yet.
Historical Context
Not documented yet.
Source
Not documented yet.
Original Language & Translation
Originally said in English.
Did They Really Say It?
Not documented yet.
Did You Know?
Not documented yet.
About Sharon Salzberg
author and teacher of Buddhist meditation practice
Sharon Salzberg is an author and teacher of Buddhist meditation practice in the West. She co-founded the Insight Meditation Society in Barre, Massachusetts, in 1974 with Jack Kornfield and Joseph Goldstein. Her work centers on vipassanā, or insight, and mettā, or loving-kindness, and she has led meditation retreats around the world for several decades. She is known for writing and teaching in that tradition, with an emphasis on practice and attention to the mind.
More from Sharon Salzberg (355 quotes) →Keep reading Sharon Salzberg
- “You don't have to love yourself unconditionally before you can give or receive real love.”Sharon Salzberg
- “Not everyone wants to take up meditation, but most people can feel an alignment with values like mutual respe…”Sharon Salzberg
- “Without equanimity, we might give love to others only in an effort to bridge the inevitable and healthy space…”Sharon Salzberg
- “Letting go is an inside job, something only we can do for ourselves.”Sharon Salzberg
Mindfulness: more sayings
- “Amazingly, we take for granted that instinct for survival, fear of death, must separate us from the happiness…”Peter Matthiessen
- “No one can control their results. We can, however, control our attitude. When we practise compassion, it is m…”Christopher Dines
- “We have negative mental habits that come up over and over again. One of the most significant negative habits…”Thich Nhat Hanh
More Kindness quotes
- “I don't really like to drink. I don't like the way alcohol feels or tastes. On occasion I'll do it as a socia…”Reggie Watts
- “Writers transform: they throw a hand grenade into the notion of reality that people carry around in their hea…”John Edgar Wideman
- “I tried martial arts classes for three weeks, but I quit because you actually get hit. I just want to do the…”Tamara Taylor