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 KORNFIELDEven Socrates, who lived a very frugal and simple life, loved to go to the market. When his students asked about this, he replied, “I love to go and see all the things I am happy without.
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The only way to live is by accepting each minute as an unrepeatable miracle.
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Buddhists were actually the first cognitive-behavioral therapists.
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In the end, just three things matter: How well we have lived How well we have loved How well we have learned to let go.
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Life without forgiveness is unbearable.
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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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We must look at ourselves over and over again in order to learn to love, to discover what has kept our hearts closed, and what it means to allow our hearts to open.
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Attention to the human body brings healing and regeneration. Through awareness of the body we remember who we really are.
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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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There are no holy places and no holy people, only holy moments, only moments of wisdom.
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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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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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The basic principle of spiritual life is that our problems become the very place to discover wisdom and love.
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When we have for so long been judged by everyone we meet, just to look into the eyes of another who does not judge us can be extraordinarily healing.
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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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Wisdom says we are nothing. Love says we are everything. Between these two our life flows.
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