The waves do keep coming, so learn to surf.
JACK KORNFIELD…Spiritual opening is not a withdrawal to some imagined realm or safe cave. It is not a pulling away, but a touching of all the experience of life with wisdom and with a heart of kindness, without any separation.
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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 awakened heart and mind can be experienced as clarity itself, pure knowing.
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The quieting of our mind is a political act.
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Life without forgiveness is unbearable.
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We have only now, only this single eternal moment opening and unfolding before us, day and night.
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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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Letting go does not mean not caring about things. It means caring about them in a flexible and wise way.
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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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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 waves do keep coming, so learn to surf.
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Compassion for ourselves gives rise to the power to transform resentment into forgiveness, hatred into friendliness, and fear into respect for all beings.
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Train your mind the same way you’d train a puppy: Be patient, be consistent, and have some fun along the way.
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The goal of practice is always to keep our beginner’s mind.
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If you put a spoonful of salt in a cup of water it tastes very salty. If you put a spoonful of salt in a lake of fresh water the taste is still pure and clear. Peace comes when our hearts are open like the sky, vast as the ocean.
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The basic principle of spiritual life is that our problems become the very place to discover wisdom and love.
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We each need to make our lion’s roar – to persevere with unshakable courage when faced with all manner of doubts and sorrows and fears – to declare our right to awaken.
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It is not enough to know that love and forgiveness are possible. We have to find ways to bring them to life.
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May you know the beauty of your own true nature.
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We can always begin again.
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Have respect for yourself, and patience and compassion. With these, you can handle anything.
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Buddhists were actually the first cognitive-behavioral therapists.
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The way I treat my body is not disconnected from the way I treat my family or the commitment I have to peace on our earth.
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Use whatever has come to awaken patience, understanding, and love.
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In the end, forgiveness simply means never putting another person out of our heart.
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When 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.
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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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