It is not enough to know that love and forgiveness are possible. We have to find ways to bring them to life.
JACK KORNFIELDThe 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.
More Jack Kornfield Quotes
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The waves do keep coming, so learn to surf.
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Spiritual life doesn’t make you a good person; you ARE a good person, you are a holy being when you are born. What spiritual life does is remind us that this is who we really are.
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Weigh the true advantages of forgiveness and resentment to the heart. Then choose.
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Life is so hard, how can we be anything but kind?
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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 only way to live is by accepting each minute as an unrepeatable miracle.
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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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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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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 awakened heart and mind can be experienced as clarity itself, pure knowing.
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We must look at ourselves over and over again in order to learn to love, to discover what has kept our hearts closed, and what it means to allow our hearts to open.
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To see the preciousness of all things, we must bring our full attention to life.
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Every individual in the world has a unique contribution.
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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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We do not have to improve ourselves; we just have to let go of what blocks our heart.
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