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Compassion for ourselves gives rise to the power to transform resentment into forgiveness, hatred into friendliness, and fear into respect for all beings.

Jack Kornfield

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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Death Fear Freedom Life Live Old Ourselves Way
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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Guide Meditation Ourselves Practice Problem Reflection Way
Life without forgiveness is unbearable.
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Forgiveness Life Unbearable
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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Carry Compassionate Grief Heart Hold Honor World Yourself
The willingness to empty ourselves and then seek our true nature is an expression of great and courageous love.
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Courage Empty Greatness Love Nature Ourselves Seek True Willing
The waves do keep coming, so learn to surf.
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Hard Time Learning Struggle Wave
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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End Learning Let Go Live
It does not matter whether you have religion or are an agnostic believe in nothing, You can only appreciate (without knowing or understanding) the mysteries of life.
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Appreciate Believe Know
Part of spiritual and emotional maturity is recognizing that it’s not like you’re going to try to fix yourself and become a different person. You remain the same person, but you become awakened.
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Awake Different Emotional Maturity Person Recognition Spiritual Yourself
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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Avoid Beginning Change End Freedom Happiness Life Move Peace
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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Consistency Fun Mindset Training Way Yourself
Within each of us there is a silence as vast as the universe. We long for it. We can return to it.
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Long Silence Spiritual
At the end of our life our questions are simple: Did I live fully? Did I love well?
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End Life Love Myself Question Simplicity
You need a community. They remind you when you forget, and you remind them when they forget.
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Community Forget Need
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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Hands Heart Hold On Invitation Peace Possible Remember
In deep self acceptance, grows a compassionate understanding.
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Acceptance Compassionate Growth Understand

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