You need a community. They remind you when you forget, and you remind them when they forget.
JACK KORNFIELDWhen 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.
More Jack Kornfield Quotes
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The waves do keep coming, so learn to surf.
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What we seek is what we are.
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Use whatever has come to awaken patience, understanding, and love.
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Meet this transient world with neither grasping nor fear, trust the unfolding of life, and you will attain true serenity.
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We can always begin again.
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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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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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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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Attention to the human body brings healing and regeneration. Through awareness of the body we remember who we really are.
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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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If your compassion does not include yourself, it is incomplete.
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The awakened heart and mind can be experienced as clarity itself, pure knowing.
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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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To see the preciousness of all things, we must bring our full attention to life.
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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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