Equanimity arises when we accept the way things are.
JACK KORNFIELDWhen we struggle to change ourselves we, in fact, only continue the patterns of self-judgement and aggression. We keep the war against ourselves alive.
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Every individual in the world has a unique contribution.
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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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Meet this transient world with neither grasping nor fear, trust the unfolding of life, and you will attain true serenity.
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No matter how difficult the past, you can always begin again today.
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Use whatever has come to awaken patience, understanding, and love.
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It does not matter whether you have religion or are an agnostic believe in nothing, You can only appreciate (without knowing or understanding) the mysteries of life.
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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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The waves do keep coming, so learn to surf.
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Let go of the battle. Breathe quietly and let it be. Let your body relax and your heart soften. Open to whatever you experience without fighting.
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The quieting of our mind is a political act.
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Every facet, every department of your mind, is to be programmed by you. And unless you assume your rightful responsibility, and begin to program your own mind, the world will program it for you.
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Buddhists were actually the first cognitive-behavioral therapists.
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Since death will take us anyway, why live our life in fear? Why not die in our old ways and be free to live?
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If your compassion does not include yourself, it is incomplete.
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