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.
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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Without integrity and conscience we lose our freedom.
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Have respect for yourself, and patience and compassion. With these, you can handle anything.
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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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True love is not for the faint-hearted.
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Every individual in the world has a unique contribution.
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Meet this transient world with neither grasping nor fear, trust the unfolding of life, and you will attain true serenity.
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To live fully is to let go and die with each passing moment, and to be reborn in each new one.
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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.
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To see the preciousness of all things, we must bring our full attention to life.
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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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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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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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The goal of practice is always to keep our beginner’s mind.
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There are no holy places and no holy people, only holy moments, only moments of wisdom.
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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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