The things that matter most in our lives are not fantastic or grand. They are the moments when we touch one another.
JACK KORNFIELDWeigh the true advantages of forgiveness and resentment to the heart. Then choose.
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Attention to the human body brings healing and regeneration. Through awareness of the body we remember who we really are.
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No amount of meditation, yoga, diet, and reflection will make all of our problems go away, but we can transform our difficulties into our practice until little by little they guide us on our way.
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It is true that the heart has its seasons, just as a flower opens to the sunlight and closes to the night. We need to be respectful of those rhythms. But we can’t close down for long. It is our true nature to have an open heart.
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Every individual in the world has a unique contribution.
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The only way to live is by accepting each minute as an unrepeatable miracle.
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There are no holy places and no holy people, only holy moments, only moments of wisdom.
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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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The quieting of our mind is a political act.
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Anger shows us precisely where we are stuck, where our limits are, where we cling to beliefs and fears.
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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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We can always begin again.
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Indifference is a misguided way of defending ourselves.
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Do not doubt your own basic goodness. In spite of all confusion and fear, you are born with a heart that knows what is just, loving, and beautiful.
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Without integrity and conscience we lose our freedom.
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Each moment of every day is new and then it vanishes. Where is that day? Where is that moment?
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