Wisdom says we are nothing. Love says we are everything. Between these two our life flows.
JACK KORNFIELDA second quality of mature spirituality is kindness. It is based on a fundamental notion of self-acceptance.
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Each moment of every day is new and then it vanishes. Where is that day? Where is that moment?
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The only way to live is by accepting each minute as an unrepeatable miracle.
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Nobody knows why they were born or where they come from.
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The person who betrayed you is sunning themselves on a beach in Hawaii and you’re knotted up in hatred. Who is suffering?
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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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Live in joy, luminosity, and peace even among the troubles of the world. Remember who you are.
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May you know the beauty of your own true nature.
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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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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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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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Life without forgiveness is unbearable.
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Without integrity and conscience we lose our freedom.
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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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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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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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