As a busy graduate student, it is a relief to be able to take the time to just sit and just breathe. Sitting in practice makes me aware of the ways in which I have been holding tension in my Read More
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The Name of the Game
… is “Practice.” We even have to practice before we can practice, so here I sit, at the instruction of Sharon’s email, pouring words onto a computer screen, testing the technology that will accompany me for the month of February. Read More
ON BEING BLOG Dropping Through Our Reactions
Dropping Through Our Reactions Weekly Column By Sharon Salzberg for On Being Blog Published September 14th, 2015 Our sense of time is interwoven with our efforts to be in control, and our ability to let go. We get habituated to Read More
ON BEING BLOG How We Identify, How We Live
How We Identify, How We Live Weekly Column By Sharon Salzberg for On Being Published August 31st, 2015 Often belief points toward a sense of identification rather than the listening quality of faith: “I am such and such, and therefore Read More
ON BEING BLOG To Separate Our Dreams from Others’ Fears
To Separate Our Dreams from Others’ Fears Weekly Column By Sharon Salzberg for On Being Published August 24th, 2015 Inevitably, the society in which we live has a narrative about who we are. If it’s negative, it’s only when we Read More
ON BEING BLOG Forgiveness Can Be Bittersweet
Forgiveness Can Be Bittersweet Weekly Column By Sharon Salzberg for On Being Published August 17th, 2015 Forgiveness is not a single action, but a process. This is not to say that forgiveness is easy. It cannot be rushed or engineered, Read More
ON BEING BLOG The Enmity Remained
The Enmity Remained: Negating the Possibility of Change Weekly Column By Sharon Salzberg for On Being Published August 9th, 2015 One of the most complicated aspects of #Lovingkindness practice is working with a challenging person, called in some translations “the Read More
ON BEING BLOG May You Know the Fearlessness of an Open Heart
May You Know the Fearlessness of an Open Heart Weekly Column By Sharon Salzberg for On Being Published August 3rd, 2015 Even though it is closely aligned with and supportive of mindfulness, or insight practice, and they are usually referred Read More
MINDFUL MAGAZINE Be Kind to Yourself—Right Now
Originally Published by Mindful Magazine on May 21, 2015 People often find some difficulty in caring for themselves, in receiving love, in believing they deserve to be happy. Imagine for a moment the amount of energy you expend brooding over Read More
MINDFUL MAGAZINE Connect with Kindness
Originally Published by Mindful Magazine on July 22, 2015 It’s easy to feel separate from other people and forms of life. When experiencing the world dualistically, there’s a pervasive sense of “us” and “them,” or “self” and “other.” But no Read More
