Sharon Salzberg

"The first step toward feeling compassion for others is to set the intention to try it out."

- Sharon Salzberg

"Even in the midst of devastation, something within us always points the way to freedom."

- Sharon Salzberg

"Resilience is based on compassion for ourselves as well as compassion for others."

- Sharon Salzberg

"You can search throughout the entire universe for someone who is more deserving of your love and affection than you are yourself, and that person is not to be found anywhere. You, yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection."

- Sharon Salzberg

"An ordinary favor we do for someone or any compassionate reaching out may seem to be going nowhere at first, but may be planting a seed we can't see right now. Sometimes we need to just do the best we can and then trust in an unfolding we can't design or ordain."

- Sharon Salzberg

"If you go deeper and deeper into your own heart, you’ll be living in a world with less fear, isolation, and loneliness."

- Sharon Salzberg

"If you go deeper and deeper into your own heart, you'll be living in a world with less fear, isolation, and loneliness."

- Sharon Salzberg

"Meditation is the ultimate mobile device; you can use it anywhere, anytime, unobtrusively."

- Sharon Salzberg

"The difference between misery and happiness depends on what we do with our attention."

- Sharon Salzberg

"Mindfulness isn’t difficult, we just need to remember to do it."

- Sharon Salzberg

"The key in letting go is practice. Each time we let go, we disentangle ourselves from our expectations and begin to experience things as they are."

- Sharon Salzberg

"Patience doesn't mean making a pact with the devil of denial, ignoring our emotions and aspirations. It means being wholeheartedly engaged in the process that's unfolding, rather than ripping open a budding flower or demanding a caterpillar hurry up and get that chrysalis stage over with."

- Sharon Salzberg

"Instead of catching ourselves after we first felt angry, we develop a visceral sensitivity to what's happening within us in the moment and through mindfulness, we can shape our reaction right away."

- Sharon Salzberg

"Mindfulness isn't difficult, we just need to remember to do it."

- Sharon Salzberg

"Mindfulness isn’t difficult. We just need to remember to do it."

- Sharon Salzberg

"Mindfulness awakens joy within life's simplicity."

- Sharon Salzberg

"Self-compassion is like a muscle. The more we practice flexing it, especially when life doesn’t go exactly according to plan (a frequent scenario for most of us), the stronger and more resilient our compassion muscle becomes."

- Sharon Salzberg

"Let the breath lead the way."

- Sharon Salzberg

"Dedicating some time to meditation is a meaningful expression of caring for yourself that can help you move through the mire of feeling unworthy of recovery. As your mind grows quieter and more spacious, you can begin to see self-defeating thought patterns for what they are, and open up to other, more positive options."

- Sharon Salzberg