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.
JACK KORNFIELDMost of us have spent our lives caught up in plans, expectations, ambitions for the future; in regrets, guilt or shame about the past. To come into the present is to stop the war.
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Nobody knows why they were born or where they come from.
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True love is not for the faint-hearted.
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To live in this precious animal body on this earth is as great a part of spiritual life as anything else.
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Within each of us there is a silence as vast as the universe. We long for it. We can return to it.
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It is not enough to know that love and forgiveness are possible. We have to find ways to bring them to life.
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The awakened heart and mind can be experienced as clarity itself, pure knowing.
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We can always begin again.
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The goal of practice is always to keep our beginner’s mind.
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Live in joy, in love, even among those who hate.
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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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May you know the beauty of your own true nature.
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Weigh the true advantages of forgiveness and resentment to the heart. Then choose.
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Peace requires us to surrender our illusions of control.
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Every facet, every department of your mind, is to be programmed by you. And unless you assume your rightful responsibility, and begin to program your own mind, the world will program it for you.
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If your compassion does not include yourself, it is incomplete.
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