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 KORNFIELDMay I be given the appropriate difficulties so that my heart can truly open with compassion. Imagine asking for that.
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Every facet, every department of your mind, is to be programmed by you. And unless you assume your rightful responsibility, and begin to program your own mind, the world will program it for you.
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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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The only way to live is by accepting each minute as an unrepeatable miracle.
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True love is not for the faint-hearted.
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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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At the end of our life our questions are simple: Did I live fully? Did I love well?
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The quieting of our mind is a political act.
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There are no holy places and no holy people, only holy moments, only moments of wisdom.
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Life without forgiveness is unbearable.
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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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You need a community. They remind you when you forget, and you remind them when they forget.
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Have respect for yourself, and patience and compassion. With these, you can handle anything.
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The grief we carry is part of the grief of the world. Hold it gently. Let it be honored. You do not have to keep it in anymore. You can let go into the heart of compassion; you can weep.
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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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What we seek is what we are.
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