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Sharon Salzberg is a renowned author and mindfulness meditation teacher. Born in New York in 1952, she has a deep interest in Eastern philosophy and meditation from a young age. Her works cover a wide range of topics including personal growth, spiritual cultivation, and Buddhist wisdom, which have won her a large following among readers.

Famous Sharon Salzberg Quotes

“When we develop our ability to love in one realm, we simultaneously nourish our ability in others, as long as we remain open to the flow of insight and compassion.”

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“With our close friends, family members, and lovers, we hope to create a special world, one in which we can expect to be treated fairly, with care, tenderness, and compassion.”

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“A particularly difficult line to navigate is the one between fear and love, especially for parents, who want more than anything to protect their children from suffering.”

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“Letting go of the belief that we’re powerless to help relieve our own suffering enhances our ability not only to heal but also to genuinely love and receive the love of others.”

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“We cannot simply forgive and forget, nor should we.”

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“Forgiveness can be bittersweet. It contains the sweetness of the release of a story that has caused us pain, but also the poignant reminder that even our dearest relationships change over the course of a lifetime.”

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“Whether we fear the existence of boundaries with others or crave more of them, there’s no denying that individuation and separation are inevitable parts of loving relationships that become the site of tension.”

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“We have to know ourselves to know where we end and another person begins, and we have to develop the skills to navigate the space between us. Or else we will seek wholeness through false means that honor neither us nor those we love.”

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“The more we identify and acknowledge moments when we’re unable to share in someone else’s pleasure and ask ourselves whether another person’s happiness truly jeopardizes our own, the more we pave the way for experiencing sympathetic joy”

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“Without equanimity, we might give love to others only in an effort to bridge the inevitable and healthy space that always exists between two people.”

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“How we traverse the space between us when conflict arises has a profound effect on the health and longevity of our relationships.”

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“We learn from conflicts only when we are willing to do so.”

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“We nurture our sense of connection with the larger whole, noticing that the whole is only as healthy as its smallest part.”

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“Real forgiveness in close relationships is never easy. It can’t be rushed or engineered.”

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“Only when we start to distinguish reality from fantasy that we can humbly, with eyes wide open, forge loving and sustainable connections with others.”

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“Often in close relationships, the subject being discussed is not the subject at all.”

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“When we set an intention to explore our emotional hot spots, we create a pathway to real love.”

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“You don't have to love yourself unconditionally before you can give or receive real love.”

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“So often we operate from ideas of love that don’t fit our reality.”

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“Feelings of apathy as they relate to our relationships often stem from insufficiently paying attention to those around us.”

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“One foundation of loving relationships is curiosity, keeping open to the idea that we have much to learn even about those we have been close to for decades.”

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“Be open to the possibility that there are other paths available to you in relating to yourself and to another.”

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“Buddhist teachings discourage us from clinging and grasping to those we hold dear, and from trying to control the people or the relationship. What’s more, we’re encouraged to accept the impermanence of all things: the flower that blooms today will be gone tomorrow, the objects we possess will break or fade or lose their utility, our relationships will change, life will end.”

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“When our focus is on seeking, perfecting, or clinging to romance, the charge is often generated by instability, rather than by an authentic connection with another person.”

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“Love is a living capacity within us that is always present, even when we don’t sense it.”

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“Sanskrit has different words to describe love for a brother or sister, love for a teacher, love for a partner, love for one’s friends, love of nature, and so on. English has only one word, which leads to never-ending confusion.”

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“Real Love may run on a lower voltage, but it’s also more grounded & sustainable.”

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“From our first breath to our last, we’re presented again and again with the opportunity to experience deep, lasting, and trans-formative connection with other beings: to love them and be loved by them; to show them our true natures and to recognize theirs.”

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“Whatever language we use use to describe healthy relationships, when we’re in them, we feel nourished by them, in body as well as mind.”

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“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.”

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“When we don’t tell those we love about what’s really going on or listen carefully to what they have to say, we tend to fill in the blanks with stories.”

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“Mindfulness won’t ensure you’ll win an argument with your sister. Mindfulness won’t enable you to bypass your feelings of anger or hurt either. But it may help you see the conflict in a new way, one that allows you to break through old patterns.”

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“Cultivating loving kindness for ourselves is the foundation of real love for our friends and family, for new people we encounter in our daily lives, for all beings and for life itself.”

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“Buddhism has a term for the happiness we feel at someone else’s success or good fortune. Sympathetic joy, as it is known, invites us to celebrate for others.”

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“The practice of sympathetic joy is rooted in inner development. It’s not a matter of learning techniques to “make friends and influence people.” Instead, we build the foundations of our own happiness. When our own cup is full, we more easily share it with others.”

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“When we respond to our pain and suffering with love, understanding, and acceptance—for ourselves, as well as others— over time, we can let go of our anger, even when we’ve been hurt to the core. But that doesn’t mean we ever forget.”

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Born: 1952
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