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.
JACK KORNFIELDYou hold in your hand an invitation: to remember the transforming power of forgiveness and loving kindness. To remember that no matter where you are and what you face, within your heart peace is possible.
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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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The purpose of a spiritual discipline is to give us a way to stop the war, not by our force of will, but organically, through understanding an gradual training.
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You hold in your hand an invitation: to remember the transforming power of forgiveness and loving kindness. To remember that no matter where you are and what you face, within your heart peace is possible.
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Nobody knows why they were born or where they come from.
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Peace requires us to surrender our illusions of control.
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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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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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The things that matter most in our lives are not fantastic or grand. They are the moments when we touch one another.
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Life without forgiveness is unbearable.
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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 live in this precious animal body on this earth is as great a part of spiritual life as anything else.
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No matter how difficult the past, you can always begin again today.
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Every individual in the world has a unique contribution.
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Most people discover that when hate is gone, they will be forced to deal with their own pain.
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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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