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When we struggle to change ourselves we, in fact, only continue the patterns of self-judgement and aggression. We keep the war against ourselves alive.

Jack Kornfield

No amount of meditation, yoga, diet, and reflection will make all of our problems go away, but we can transform our difficulties into our practice until little by little they guide us on our way.
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Guide Meditation Ourselves Practice Problem Reflection Way
A second quality of mature spirituality is kindness. It is based on a fundamental notion of self-acceptance.
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Acceptance Fundamental Kindness Maturity Quality Spiritual
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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Betrayal Hate Person Suffering Yourself
The waves do keep coming, so learn to surf.
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Learn Surf Wave
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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Death Fear Freedom Life Live Old Ourselves Way
To let go does not mean to get rid of. To let go means to let be. When we let be with compassion, things come and go on their own.
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Acceptance Compassionate Let Go Wisdom
Peace requires us to surrender our illusions of control.
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Control Illusion Peace Surrender
We have only now, only this single eternal moment opening and unfolding before us, day and night.
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Day Forever Moments Night Open
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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Inspirational Long Mind
Nobody knows why they were born or where they come from.
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Born Philosophy Spiritual
In the end, forgiveness simply means never putting another person out of our heart.
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End Forgiveness Heart Ourselves Person Simplicity
The willingness to empty ourselves and then seek our true nature is an expression of great and courageous love.
JACK KORNFIELD

Courage Empty Greatness Love Nature Ourselves Seek True Willing
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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Fantastic Intimate Live Moments Oneself Togetherness Touch
Each moment of every day is new and then it vanishes. Where is that day? Where is that moment?
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Moment Moments
Attention to the human body brings healing and regeneration. Through awareness of the body we remember who we really are.
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Heal Medicine Philosophy
Everything has a beginning and an ending. Make peace with that and all will be well…In life we cannot avoid change, we cannot avoid loss. Freedom and happiness are found in the flexibility and ease with which we move through change.
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Avoid Beginning Change End Freedom Happiness Life Move Peace

When 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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