“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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Sharon Salzberg
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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.”
“As we explore new ways of thinking, we need to be willing to investigate, experiment, take some risks with our attention, and stretch.”
“Even when we do our very best to treat those close to us with utmost respect and understanding, conflict happens. That’s life. That’s human nature.”
“Forgiveness is a personal process that doesn’t depend on us having direct contact with the people who have hurt us.”
“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.”