Buddhist teachings discourage us from clinging and grasping to those we hold dear, and from trying to control the people or the relationship. Whats more, were encouraged to accept the impermanence of all things: the flower that blooms today will be gone tomorrow, the objects we possess will break or fade or lose their utility, our relationships will change, life will end.

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Sharon Salzberg was American buddhist teacher. Sharon Salzberg is an author and teacher of Buddhist meditation practice in the West. In 1974, she co-founded the Insight Meditation Society at Barre, Massachusetts, with Jack Kornfield and Joseph Goldstein. Read more on Wikipedia →

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