To let go does not mean to get rid of. To let go means to let be. When we let be with compassion, things come and go on their own.
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.
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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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There are no holy places and no holy people, only holy moments, only moments of wisdom.
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At the end of our life our questions are simple: Did I live fully? Did I love well?
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Everything that has a beginning has an ending. Make your peace with that and all will be well.
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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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What is truly a part of our spiritual path is that which brings us alive. If gardening brings us alive, that is part of our path, if it is music, if it is conversation we must follow what brings us alive.
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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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Knowledge and achievements matter little if we do not yet know how to touch the heart of another and be touched.
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Life without forgiveness is unbearable.
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The waves do keep coming, so learn to surf.
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May I be given the appropriate difficulties so that my heart can truly open with compassion. Imagine asking for that.
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May you know the beauty of your own true nature.
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The quieting of our mind is a political act.
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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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To live life is to make a succession of errors. Understanding this can bring us great ease and forgiveness for ourselves and others.
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