“ 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… Sharon Salzberg
“ 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. Sharon Salzberg
“ 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… Sharon Salzberg
“ Love is a living capacity within us that is always present, even when we don’t sense it. Sharon Salzberg
“ Hopefully not by sad experience, you will find that some interactions most private, can be the coldest and most closed off, and some interactions seemingly common or casual can be the most intimate. Michael Brent Jones
“ Breaking the circle”My eyes darken when I see my new lover. Fresh prey.My body doesn’t really react in a sexual way.It’s the devil inside me that celebrates next conquest.We exchange meaningless sweet… Asper Blurry
“ 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 t… Sharon Salzberg
“ 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. Sharon Salzberg
“ The paradigm for our relationships is formed from our earliest experiences and is actually hardwired into our neurological and emotional network. Sharon Salzberg
“ 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. Sharon Salzberg
“ How we traverse the space between us when conflict arises has a profound effect on the health and longevity of our relationships. Sharon Salzberg
“ 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 ho… Sharon Salzberg
“ 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… Sharon Salzberg
“ 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. Sharon Salzberg
“ Be open to the possibility that there are other paths available to you in relating to yourself and to another. Sharon Salzberg
“ 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. Sharon Salzberg
“ He returned her gaze, yearning for sentimental solace; love which emanated from a familiar source, mattered little how bedevilling. They shared an intimate moment, a silent tête-à-tête, which seemed t… A.H. Septimius
“ 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. Sharon Salzberg
