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We can travel a long way in life and do many things, but our deepest happiness is not born from accumulating new experiences. it is born from letting go of what is unnecessary, and knowing ourselves to be always at home.

We can travel a long way in life and do many things, but our deepest happiness is not born from accumulating new experiences. it is born from letting go of what is unnecessary, and knowing ourselves to be always at home.

Sharon Salzberg
Life, Letting Go, Home
FaceBook post by Sharon Salzberg from Sep 22, 2013

Meditation is not a matter of trying to stop thinking or make your mind go blank but rather to realize when your attention is wandering and to simply let go of the thoughts and begin again. It is a way of changing our relationship to our thoughts, so we're not so consumed by them, with no sense of space. Having a newly spacious relationship to our thoughts brings both peace and freedom.

Sharon Salzberg
Letting Go, Thinking, Space
FaceBook post by Sharon Salzberg from Mar 28, 2017

True happiness is born of letting go of what is unnecessary.

Sharon Salzberg
Happiness, Letting Go, Unnecessary
FaceBook post by Sharon Salzberg from Oct 20, 2012

In those moments when we realize how much we cannot control, we can learn to let go.

Sharon Salzberg
Letting Go, Realizing, Moments
FaceBook post by Sharon Salzberg from Apr 29, 2013

The art of concentration is a continual letting go. We let go of what is inessential or distracting. We let go of a thought or a feeling, not because we are afraid of it or because we can’t bear to acknowledge it as a part of our experience; but, because it is UNNECESSARY.

Sharon Salzberg
Letting Go, Art, Feelings
Sharon Salzberg (1999). “A Heart as Wide as the World”, p.20, Shambhala Publications

Mindfulness allows us to watch our thoughts, see how one thought leads to the next, decide if we're heading down an unhealthy path, and, if so, let go and change directions.

Sharon Salzberg
Letting Go, Mindfulness, Watches
Sharon Salzberg (2010). “Real Happiness - Enhanced Ebook Edition: The Power of Meditation: A 28-Day Program”, p.111, Workman Publishing

The cultivation of generosity is the beginning of spiritual awakening. Generosity has tremendous force because it arises from an inner quality of letting go. Being able to let go, to give up, to renounce, and to give generously all spring from the same source, and when we practice generosity ... we open up these qualities within ourselves.

Sharon Salzberg
Letting Go, Spiritual, Giving Up

To remember non-attachment is to remember what freedom is all about. If we get attached, even to a beautiful state of being, we are caught, and ultimately we will suffer. We work to observe anything that comes our way, experience it while it is here, and be able to let go of it.

Sharon Salzberg
Beautiful, Letting Go, Attachment
"The Buddha’s Five Protections - Part 2" by Sharon Salzberg, www.huffingtonpost.com. June 19, 2010.

There is no 'thing' to let go of, but a concept, an idea of an ego that burdens us. As soon as we posit a 'thing' to let go of, we're in trouble. We need to change our view of reality, not attack a nonexistent entity.

Sharon Salzberg
Letting Go, Reality, Views

The movement of the heart as we practice generosity in the outer world mirrors the movement of the heart when we let go of conditioned views about ourselves on our inner journey. Letting go creates a joyful sense of space in our minds

Sharon Salzberg
Letting Go, Heart, Journey
Sharon Salzberg (1999). “A Heart as Wide as the World”, p.187, Shambhala Publications

We can learn the art of fierce compassion - redefining strength, deconstructing isolation and renewing a sense of community, practicing letting go of rigid us-vs.-them thinking - while cultivating power and clarity in response to difficult situations.

Sharon Salzberg
Letting Go, Art, Thinking
"Fierce Compassion" by Sharon Salzberg, www.huffingtonpost.com. August 14, 2012.

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