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 KORNFIELDTo 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.
More Jack Kornfield Quotes
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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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Wisdom says we are nothing. Love says we are everything. Between these two our life flows.
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Indifference is a misguided way of defending ourselves.
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The purpose of a spiritual discipline is to give us a way to stop the war, not by our force of will, but organically, through understanding an gradual training.
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True love is not for the faint-hearted.
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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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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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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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Let go of the battle. Breathe quietly and let it be. Let your body relax and your heart soften. Open to whatever you experience without fighting.
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You need a community. They remind you when you forget, and you remind them when they forget.
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When we struggle to change ourselves we, in fact, only continue the patterns of self-judgement and aggression. We keep the war against ourselves alive.
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The only way to live is by accepting each minute as an unrepeatable miracle.
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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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Live in joy, luminosity, and peace even among the troubles of the world. Remember who you are.
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Life without forgiveness is unbearable.
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