We must look at ourselves over and over again in order to learn to love, to discover what has kept our hearts closed, and what it means to allow our hearts to open.
JACK KORNFIELDIn the end, forgiveness simply means never putting another person out of our heart.
More Jack Kornfield Quotes
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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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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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When we get too caught up in the busyness of the world, we lose connection with one another – and ourselves.
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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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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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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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Weigh the true advantages of forgiveness and resentment to the heart. Then choose.
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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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No matter how difficult the past, you can always begin again today.
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The awakened heart and mind can be experienced as clarity itself, pure knowing.
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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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Anger shows us precisely where we are stuck, where our limits are, where we cling to beliefs and fears.
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The person who betrayed you is sunning themselves on a beach in Hawaii and you’re knotted up in hatred. Who is suffering?
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True love is not for the faint-hearted.
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Attention to the human body brings healing and regeneration. Through awareness of the body we remember who we really are.
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