Buddhists were actually the first cognitive-behavioral therapists.
JACK KORNFIELDLetting go does not mean not caring about things. It means caring about them in a flexible and wise way.
More Jack Kornfield Quotes
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Much of spiritual life is self-acceptance, maybe all of it.
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True love is not for the faint-hearted.
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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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You need a community. They remind you when you forget, and you remind them when they forget.
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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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In the end, just three things matter: How well we have lived How well we have loved How well we have learned to let go.
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Wisdom says we are nothing. Love says we are everything. Between these two our life flows.
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…Spiritual opening is not a withdrawal to some imagined realm or safe cave. It is not a pulling away, but a touching of all the experience of life with wisdom and with a heart of kindness, without any separation.
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To live fully is to let go and die with each passing moment, and to be reborn in each new one.
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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.
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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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We do not have to improve ourselves; we just have to let go of what blocks our heart.
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Weigh the true advantages of forgiveness and resentment to the heart. Then choose.
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Have respect for yourself, and patience and compassion. With these, you can handle anything.
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May you know the beauty of your own true nature.
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