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.
JACK KORNFIELDWhen 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.
JACK KORNFIELDWisdom says we are nothing. Love says we are everything. Between these two our life flows.
JACK KORNFIELDIn deep self acceptance, grows a compassionate understanding.
JACK KORNFIELDWhen we struggle to change ourselves we, in fact, only continue the patterns of self-judgement and aggression. We keep the war against ourselves alive.
JACK KORNFIELDAttention to the human body brings healing and regeneration. Through awareness of the body we remember who we really are.
JACK KORNFIELDIn the end, forgiveness simply means never putting another person out of our heart.
JACK KORNFIELDMost people discover that when hate is gone, they will be forced to deal with their own pain.
JACK KORNFIELDLife without forgiveness is unbearable.
JACK KORNFIELDAnger shows us precisely where we are stuck, where our limits are, where we cling to beliefs and fears.
JACK KORNFIELDIf you put a spoonful of salt in a cup of water it tastes very salty. If you put a spoonful of salt in a lake of fresh water the taste is still pure and clear. Peace comes when our hearts are open like the sky, vast as the ocean.
JACK KORNFIELDLive in joy, luminosity, and peace even among the troubles of the world. Remember who you are.
JACK KORNFIELDTo see the preciousness of all things, we must bring our full attention to life.
JACK KORNFIELDWhen we let go of our battles and open our hearts to things as they are, then we come to rest in the present moment. This is the beginning and the end of spiritual practice.
JACK KORNFIELDAs we willingly enter each place of fear, each place of deficiency and insecurity in ourselves, we will discover that its walls are made of untruths, of old images of ourselves, of ancient fears, of false ideas of what is pure and what is not.
JACK KORNFIELDDo 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 KORNFIELDMuch of spiritual life is self-acceptance, maybe all of it.
JACK KORNFIELD