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 KORNFIELDWe need a warrior’s heart that lets us face our lives directly, our pains and limitations, our joys and possibilities.
More Jack Kornfield Quotes
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Wisdom says we are nothing. Love says we are everything. Between these two our life flows.
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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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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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The willingness to empty ourselves and then seek our true nature is an expression of great and courageous love.
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A second quality of mature spirituality is kindness. It is based on a fundamental notion of self-acceptance.
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Life without forgiveness is unbearable.
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There are no holy places and no holy people, only holy moments, only moments of wisdom.
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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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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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Letting go does not mean not caring about things. It means caring about them in a flexible and wise way.
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Use whatever has come to awaken patience, understanding, and love.
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Life without forgiveness is unbearable.
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Train your mind the same way you’d train a puppy: Be patient, be consistent, and have some fun along the way.
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Compassion for ourselves gives rise to the power to transform resentment into forgiveness, hatred into friendliness, and fear into respect for all beings.
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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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