Attention to the human body brings healing and regeneration. Through awareness of the body we remember who we really are.
JACK KORNFIELDTo 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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Meet this transient world with neither grasping nor fear, trust the unfolding of life, and you will attain true serenity.
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The person who betrayed you is sunning themselves on a beach in Hawaii and you’re knotted up in hatred. Who is suffering?
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Buddhists were actually the first cognitive-behavioral therapists.
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Peace requires us to surrender our illusions of control.
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When we struggle to change ourselves we, in fact, only continue the patterns of self-judgement and aggression. We keep the war against ourselves alive.
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Have respect for yourself, and patience and compassion. With these, you can handle anything.
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Everything that has a beginning has an ending. Make your peace with that and all will be well.
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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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There are no holy places and no holy people, only holy moments, only moments of wisdom.
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Live in joy, in love, even among those who hate.
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When we get too caught up in the busyness of the world, we lose connection with one another – and ourselves.
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Have respect for yourself, and patience and compassion. With these, you can handle anything.
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When we let go of our battles and open our hearts to things as they are, then we come to rest in the present moment. This is the beginning and the end of spiritual practice.
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Knowledge and achievements matter little if we do not yet know how to touch the heart of another and be touched.
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True love is not for the faint-hearted.
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