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Sharon Salzberg Quotes about Mindfulness

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

Mindfulness helps us to set boundaries by revealing what makes us unhappy & what brings us peace.

Sharon Salzberg (2013). “Real Happiness at Work: Meditations for Accomplishment, Achievement, and Peace”, p.32, Workman Publishing

Mindfulness, also called wise attention, helps us see what we’re adding to our experiences, not only during meditation sessions but also elsewhere.

Sharon Salzberg (2010). “Real Happiness - Enhanced Ebook Edition: The Power of Meditation: A 28-Day Program”, p.78, Workman Publishing

Seeking is endless. It never comes to a state of rest; it never ceases.

Sharon Salzberg (2008). “Lovingkindness”, p.66, Shambhala Publications

Mindfulness needs to not be judgmental to really be mindfulness, which means it needs a basis of loving kindness.

"A conversation with meditation teacher and co-founder of Insight Meditation Society: Sharon Salzberg". Interview with Nancy Alder, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.

The quality of mindfulness does not just know something is happening - e.g. there is an emotion, a sensation - but knows without clinging or condemning.

"A conversation with meditation teacher and co-founder of Insight Meditation Society: Sharon Salzberg". Interview with Nancy Alder, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.