The purpose of a spiritual discipline is to give us a way to stop the war, not by our force of will, but organically, through understanding an gradual training.
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.
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Anger shows us precisely where we are stuck, where our limits are, where we cling to beliefs and fears.
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Have respect for yourself, and patience and compassion. With these, you can handle anything.
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In deep self acceptance, grows a compassionate understanding.
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As 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.
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Live in joy, in love, even among those who hate.
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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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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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The goal of practice is always to keep our beginner’s mind.
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To begin to meditate is to look into our lives with interest in kindness and discover how to be wakeful and free.
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The things that matter most in our lives are not fantastic or grand. They are the moments when we touch one another.
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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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Each moment of every day is new and then it vanishes. Where is that day? Where is that moment?
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Everything that has a beginning has an ending. Make your peace with that and all will be well.
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The willingness to empty ourselves and then seek our true nature is an expression of great and courageous love.
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The person who betrayed you is sunning themselves on a beach in Hawaii and you’re knotted up in hatred. Who is suffering?
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