Everything that has a beginning has an ending. Make your peace with that and all will be well.
JACK KORNFIELDTo see the preciousness of all things, we must bring our full attention to life.
More Jack Kornfield Quotes
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To undertake a genuine spiritual path is not to avoid difficulties but to learn the art of making mistakes wakefully, to bring them to the transformative power of our heart.
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Buddhists were actually the first cognitive-behavioral therapists.
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Part of spiritual and emotional maturity is recognizing that it’s not like you’re going to try to fix yourself and become a different person. You remain the same person, but you become awakened.
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In the end, just three things matter: How well we have lived How well we have loved How well we have learned to let go.
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The basic principle of spiritual life is that our problems become the very place to discover wisdom and love.
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Use whatever has come to awaken patience, understanding, and love.
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Every individual in the world has a unique contribution.
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Most people discover that when hate is gone, they will be forced to deal with their own pain.
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The quieting of our mind is a political act.
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Most of us have spent our lives caught up in plans, expectations, ambitions for the future; in regrets, guilt or shame about the past. To come into the present is to stop the war.
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If your compassion does not include yourself, it is incomplete.
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The willingness to empty ourselves and then seek our true nature is an expression of great and courageous love.
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Let go of the battle. Breathe quietly and let it be. Let your body relax and your heart soften. Open to whatever you experience without fighting.
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The waves do keep coming, so learn to surf.
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Wherever you are is the perfect place to awaken. This moment is the exact place to practice compassion and loving awareness. You have all the ingredients to breathe and find freedom just where you are.
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