Since death will take us anyway, why live our life in fear? Why not die in our old ways and be free to live?
JACK KORNFIELDSince death will take us anyway, why live our life in fear? Why not die in our old ways and be free to live?
JACK KORNFIELDWhat is truly a part of our spiritual path is that which brings us alive. If gardening brings us alive, that is part of our path, if it is music, if it is conversation we must follow what brings us alive.
JACK KORNFIELDWhen 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.
JACK KORNFIELDMay I be given the appropriate difficulties so that my heart can truly open with compassion. Imagine asking for that.
JACK KORNFIELDMeet this transient world with neither grasping nor fear, trust the unfolding of life, and you will attain true serenity.
JACK KORNFIELDHave respect for yourself, and patience and compassion. With these, you can handle anything.
JACK KORNFIELDIn the end, forgiveness simply means never putting another person out of our heart.
JACK KORNFIELDIt is not enough to know that love and forgiveness are possible. We have to find ways to bring them to life.
JACK KORNFIELDThe basic principle of spiritual life is that our problems become the very place to discover wisdom and love.
JACK KORNFIELDIn the end, just three things matter: How well we have lived How well we have loved How well we have learned to let go.
JACK KORNFIELDTo live fully is to let go and die with each passing moment, and to be reborn in each new one.
JACK KORNFIELDThere are no holy places and no holy people, only holy moments, only moments of wisdom.
JACK KORNFIELDMost 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.
JACK KORNFIELDWithin each of us there is a silence as vast as the universe. We long for it. We can return to it.
JACK KORNFIELDWeigh the true advantages of forgiveness and resentment to the heart. Then choose.
JACK KORNFIELDLive in joy, luminosity, and peace even among the troubles of the world. Remember who you are.
JACK KORNFIELD