To let go does not mean to get rid of. To let go means to let be. When we let be with compassion, things come and go on their own.
JACK KORNFIELDTo live life is to make a succession of errors. Understanding this can bring us great ease and forgiveness for ourselves and others.
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Letting go does not mean not caring about things. It means caring about them in a flexible and wise way.
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May you know the beauty of your own true nature.
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To see the preciousness of all things, we must bring our full attention to life.
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The waves do keep coming, so learn to surf.
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The quieting of our mind is a political act.
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May I be given the appropriate difficulties so that my heart can truly open with compassion. Imagine asking for that.
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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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To begin to meditate is to look into our lives with interest in kindness and discover how to be wakeful and free.
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The waves do keep coming, so learn to surf.
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Everything has a beginning and an ending. Make peace with that and all will be well…In life we cannot avoid change, we cannot avoid loss. Freedom and happiness are found in the flexibility and ease with which we move through change.
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We must look at ourselves over and over again in order to learn to love, to discover what has kept our hearts closed, and what it means to allow our hearts to open.
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When we have for so long been judged by everyone we meet, just to look into the eyes of another who does not judge us can be extraordinarily healing.
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Weigh the true advantages of forgiveness and resentment to the heart. Then choose.
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Have respect for yourself, and patience and compassion. With these, you can handle anything.
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Peace requires us to surrender our illusions of control.
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