To live in this precious animal body on this earth is as great a part of spiritual life as anything else.
JACK KORNFIELDCompassion for ourselves gives rise to the power to transform resentment into forgiveness, hatred into friendliness, and fear into respect for all beings.
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What we seek is what we are.
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There are no holy places and no holy people, only holy moments, only moments of wisdom.
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Since death will take us anyway, why live our life in fear? Why not die in our old ways and be free to live?
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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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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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Attention to the human body brings healing and regeneration. Through awareness of the body we remember who we really are.
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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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To begin to meditate is to look into our lives with interest in kindness and discover how to be wakeful and free.
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Love is based on our capacity to trust in a reality beyond fear, to trust a timeless truth bigger than all our difficulties.
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The only way to live is by accepting each minute as an unrepeatable miracle.
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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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The way I treat my body is not disconnected from the way I treat my family or the commitment I have to peace on our earth.
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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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Each moment of every day is new and then it vanishes. Where is that day? Where is that moment?
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Life without forgiveness is unbearable.
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