To understand ourselves and our life is the point of insight meditation: to understand and to be free.
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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In deep self acceptance, grows a compassionate understanding.
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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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The awakened heart and mind can be experienced as clarity itself, pure knowing.
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In the end, forgiveness simply means never putting another person out of our heart.
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Equanimity arises when we accept the way things are.
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If your compassion does not include yourself, it is incomplete.
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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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The waves do keep coming, so learn to surf.
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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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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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Most 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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May you know the beauty of your own true nature.
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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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Meet this transient world with neither grasping nor fear, trust the unfolding of life, and you will attain true serenity.
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