True love is not for the faint-hearted.
JACK KORNFIELDA 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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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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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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May you know the beauty of your own true nature.
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Equanimity arises when we accept the way things are.
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Have respect for yourself, and patience and compassion. With these, you can handle anything.
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Weigh the true advantages of forgiveness and resentment to the heart. Then choose.
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Every individual in the world has a unique contribution.
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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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Attention to the human body brings healing and regeneration. Through awareness of the body we remember who we really are.
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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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Indifference is a misguided way of defending ourselves.
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What we seek is what we are.
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Peace requires us to surrender our illusions of control.
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Life is so hard, how can we be anything but kind?
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