Most people discover that when hate is gone, they will be forced to deal with their own pain.
JACK KORNFIELDWe 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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The awakened heart and mind can be experienced as clarity itself, pure knowing.
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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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It does not matter whether you have religion or are an agnostic believe in nothing, You can only appreciate (without knowing or understanding) the mysteries of life.
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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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We can always begin again.
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The only way to live is by accepting each minute as an unrepeatable miracle.
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To live fully is to let go and die with each passing moment, and to be reborn in each new one.
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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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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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Spiritual life doesn’t make you a good person; you ARE a good person, you are a holy being when you are born. What spiritual life does is remind us that this is who we really are.
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A second quality of mature spirituality is kindness. It is based on a fundamental notion of self-acceptance.
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To undertake a genuine spiritual path is not to avoid difficulties but to learn the art of making mistakes wakefully, to bring them to the transformative power of our heart.
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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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The willingness to empty ourselves and then seek our true nature is an expression of great and courageous love.
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Everything that has a beginning has an ending. Make your peace with that and all will be well.
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