The only way to live is by accepting each minute as an unrepeatable miracle.
JACK KORNFIELDThe purpose of a spiritual discipline is to give us a way to stop the war, not by our force of will, but organically, through understanding an gradual training.
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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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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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Much of spiritual life is self-acceptance, maybe all of it.
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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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Everything that has a beginning has an ending. Make your peace with that and all will be well.
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The waves do keep coming, so learn to surf.
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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 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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The willingness to empty ourselves and then seek our true nature is an expression of great and courageous love.
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The quieting of our mind is a political act.
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When we have for so long been judged by everyone we meet, just to look into the eyes of another who does not judge us can be extraordinarily healing.
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Peace requires us to surrender our illusions of control.
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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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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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Equanimity arises when we accept the way things are.
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