True love is not for the faint-hearted.
JACK KORNFIELDEvery facet, every department of your mind, is to be programmed by you. And unless you assume your rightful responsibility, and begin to program your own mind, the world will program it for you.
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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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Letting go does not mean not caring about things. It means caring about them in a flexible and wise way.
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Life without forgiveness is unbearable.
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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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The basic principle of spiritual life is that our problems become the very place to discover wisdom and love.
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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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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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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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There are no holy places and no holy people, only holy moments, only moments of wisdom.
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The waves do keep coming, so learn to surf.
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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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We can always begin again.
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Have respect for yourself, and patience and compassion. With these, you can handle anything.
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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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No matter how difficult the past, you can always begin again today.
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