Sharon Salzberg
1952-present • American
Buddhism
American author and teacher of Buddhist meditation, co-founder of Insight Meditation Society. Pioneer in bringing loving-kindness meditation to the West.
Key Works
- Lovingkindness
- Real Happiness
- Faith
108
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Quotes by Sharon Salzberg
108 quotes“In a moment of difficulty, take three breaths and meet what is.”
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“Be a friend to yourself first, and the world will follow.”
self-friendshipReal Love
“Trust the breath. It will always lead you home.”
breathReal Happiness
“You can change your mind. You can change your life. The two are connected.”
changeReal Happiness
“Equanimity is not detachment. It is engagement without grasping.”
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“Let your heart break. That is where compassion lives.”
compassionReal Love
“The smallest moment of awareness is a doorway to freedom.”
awarenessReal Happiness
“In any difficulty, ask: how can I be a friend to myself in this moment?”
self-compassionReal Love
“To meditate is to come home to the body, the breath, the heart.”
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“Your story does not have to define your future.”
freedomReal Love
“Joy is a practice, not just a feeling.”
joyReal Happiness
“Lovingkindness is the gentle force that allows us to face anything.”
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“The first step in all transformation is awareness.”
awarenessReal Happiness
“Love wisely. Love generously. Love yourself first.”
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“Faith is born in the moments when we stop trying to control.”
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“Each act of kindness is a vote for the kind of world you want to live in.”
kindnessReal Love
“To love is to risk being changed.”
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“You are not what happened to you. You are who you choose to become.”
identityReal Happiness
“Mindfulness is not a state. It is a way of meeting life.”
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