A second quality of mature spirituality is kindness. It is based on a fundamental notion of self-acceptance.
JACK KORNFIELDWhat is truly a part of our spiritual path is that which brings us alive. If gardening brings us alive, that is part of our path, if it is music, if it is conversation we must follow what brings us alive.
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There are no holy places and no holy people, only holy moments, only moments of wisdom.
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If your compassion does not include yourself, it is incomplete.
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In the end, forgiveness simply means never putting another person out of our heart.
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The heart is like a garden. It can grow compassion or fear, resentment or love. What seeds will you plant there?
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Equanimity arises when we accept the way things are.
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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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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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Have respect for yourself, and patience and compassion. With these, you can handle anything.
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Part of spiritual and emotional maturity is recognizing that it’s not like you’re going to try to fix yourself and become a different person. You remain the same person, but you become awakened.
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We each need to make our lion’s roar – to persevere with unshakable courage when faced with all manner of doubts and sorrows and fears – to declare our right to awaken.
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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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The goal of practice is always to keep our beginner’s mind.
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Live in joy, luminosity, and peace even among the troubles of the world. Remember who you are.
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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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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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