Anger shows us precisely where we are stuck, where our limits are, where we cling to beliefs and fears.
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.
More Jack Kornfield Quotes
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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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Each moment of every day is new and then it vanishes. Where is that day? Where is that moment?
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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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Nobody knows why they were born or where they come from.
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To live life is to make a succession of errors. Understanding this can bring us great ease and forgiveness for ourselves and others.
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Without integrity and conscience we lose our freedom.
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Use whatever has come to awaken patience, understanding, and love.
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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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Meet this transient world with neither grasping nor fear, trust the unfolding of life, and you will attain true serenity.
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When 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.
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At the end of our life our questions are simple: Did I live fully? Did I love well?
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Life without forgiveness is unbearable.
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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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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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We have only now, only this single eternal moment opening and unfolding before us, day and night.
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