We have only now, only this single eternal moment opening and unfolding before us, day and night.
JACK KORNFIELDTrain your mind the same way you’d train a puppy: Be patient, be consistent, and have some fun along the way.
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Since death will take us anyway, why live our life in fear? Why not die in our old ways and be free to live?
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No matter how difficult the past, you can always begin again today.
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The only way to live is by accepting each minute as an unrepeatable miracle.
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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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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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True love is not for the faint-hearted.
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Train your mind the same way you’d train a puppy: Be patient, be consistent, and have some fun along the way.
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Wisdom says we are nothing. Love says we are everything. Between these two our life flows.
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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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If you put a spoonful of salt in a cup of water it tastes very salty. If you put a spoonful of salt in a lake of fresh water the taste is still pure and clear. Peace comes when our hearts are open like the sky, vast as the ocean.
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You need a community. They remind you when you forget, and you remind them when they forget.
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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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It does not matter whether you have religion or are an agnostic believe in nothing, You can only appreciate (without knowing or understanding) the mysteries of life.
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The things that matter most in our lives are not fantastic or grand. They are the moments when we touch one another.
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Buddhists were actually the first cognitive-behavioral therapists.
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