Buddhists were actually the first cognitive-behavioral therapists.
JACK KORNFIELDEverything that has a beginning has an ending. Make your peace with that and all will be well.
More Jack Kornfield Quotes
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We do not have to improve ourselves; we just have to let go of what blocks our heart.
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Weigh the true advantages of forgiveness and resentment to the heart. Then choose.
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May you know the beauty of your own true nature.
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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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Attention to the human body brings healing and regeneration. Through awareness of the body we remember who we really are.
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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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Nobody knows why they were born or where they come from.
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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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Peace requires us to surrender our illusions of control.
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To understand ourselves and our life is the point of insight meditation: to understand and to be free.
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The grief we carry is part of the grief of the world. Hold it gently. Let it be honored. You do not have to keep it in anymore. You can let go into the heart of compassion; you can weep.
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May I be given the appropriate difficulties so that my heart can truly open with compassion. Imagine asking for that.
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To undertake a genuine spiritual path is not to avoid difficulties but to learn the art of making mistakes wakefully, to bring them to the transformative power of our heart.
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Everything has a beginning and an ending. Make peace with that and all will be well…In life we cannot avoid change, we cannot avoid loss. Freedom and happiness are found in the flexibility and ease with which we move through change.
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Train your mind the same way you’d train a puppy: Be patient, be consistent, and have some fun along the way.
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