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.
JACK KORNFIELDTo live fully is to let go and die with each passing moment, and to be reborn in each new one.
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It is true that the heart has its seasons, just as a flower opens to the sunlight and closes to the night. We need to be respectful of those rhythms. But we can’t close down for long. It is our true nature to have an open heart.
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We need a warrior’s heart that lets us face our lives directly, our pains and limitations, our joys and possibilities.
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We have only now, only this single eternal moment opening and unfolding before us, day and night.
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Life without forgiveness is unbearable.
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The things that matter most in our lives are not fantastic or grand. They are the moments when we touch one another.
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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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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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No matter how difficult the past, you can always begin again today.
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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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Everything that has a beginning has an ending. Make your peace with that and all will be well.
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Live in joy, in love, even among those who hate.
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Wisdom says we are nothing. Love says we are everything. Between these two our life flows.
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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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Anger shows us precisely where we are stuck, where our limits are, where we cling to beliefs and fears.
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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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