Sharon Salzberg Quotes & Sayings (Page 7)

“I call myself a meditation teacher rather than a spiritual teacher.”

“I've spent quite a bit of my life as a meditation teacher and writer commending the strengths of love and compassion.”

“Once in a while, you have to let your mind just go.”

“The meditation traditions I started and have continued practicing have all emphasized inclusivity: anyone can do this who is interested.”

“Everyone's mind wanders, without doubt, and we always have to start over. Everyone resists or dislikes the thought of or is too tired to meditate at times, and we have to be able to begin again.”

“You don't have to believe anything, adopt a dogma in order to learn how to meditate.”

“Develop a mind so filled with love that it resembles space.”

“If we have a very strong commitment, so that we can trust ourselves and be beacons of trust for others no matter what the circumstance, then we're protected from suffering the consequences of many actions. We can be protected from that pain.”

“I had a very turbulent and painful childhood, like many people. I left for college when I was 16 years old and up until that point I'd lived in five different family configurations. Each one ended or changed through a death or some terrible loss.”

“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.”