The quieting of our mind is a political act.
JACK KORNFIELDWe have only now, only this single eternal moment opening and unfolding before us, day and night.
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Every individual in the world has a unique contribution.
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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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You need a community. They remind you when you forget, and you remind them when they forget.
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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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Within each of us there is a silence as vast as the universe. We long for it. We can return to it.
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To begin to meditate is to look into our lives with interest in kindness and discover how to be wakeful and free.
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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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Equanimity arises when we accept the way things are.
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True love is not for the faint-hearted.
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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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Indifference is a misguided way of defending ourselves.
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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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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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Live in joy, in love, even among those who hate.
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