Since death will take us anyway, why live our life in fear? Why not die in our old ways and be free to live?
JACK KORNFIELDLive in joy, luminosity, and peace even among the troubles of the world. Remember who you are.
More Jack Kornfield Quotes
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We can always begin again.
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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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Have respect for yourself, and patience and compassion. With these, you can handle anything.
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Weigh the true advantages of forgiveness and resentment to the heart. Then choose.
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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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As long as you are trying to be something other than what you actually are, your mind wears itself out. But if you say, ‘This is what I am, it is a fact that I am going to investigate and understand,’ then you can go beyond.
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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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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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Much of spiritual life is self-acceptance, maybe all of it.
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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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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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To see the preciousness of all things, we must bring our full attention to life.
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We need a warrior’s heart that lets us face our lives directly, our pains and limitations, our joys and possibilities.
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There are no holy places and no holy people, only holy moments, only moments of wisdom.
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