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.
JACK KORNFIELDIn the end, forgiveness simply means never putting another person out of our heart.
More Jack Kornfield Quotes
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Indifference is a misguided way of defending ourselves.
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As long as you are trying to be something other than what you actually are, your mind wears itself out. But if you say, ‘This is what I am, it is a fact that I am going to investigate and understand,’ then you can go beyond.
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Life without forgiveness is unbearable.
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We need a warrior’s heart that lets us face our lives directly, our pains and limitations, our joys and possibilities.
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Within each of us there is a silence as vast as the universe. We long for it. We can return to it.
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To 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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The willingness to empty ourselves and then seek our true nature is an expression of great and courageous love.
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To live in this precious animal body on this earth is as great a part of spiritual life as anything else.
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The waves do keep coming, so learn to surf.
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Live in joy, in love, even among those who hate.
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Life without forgiveness is unbearable.
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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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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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To see the preciousness of all things, we must bring our full attention to life.
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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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