If your compassion does not include yourself, it is incomplete.
JACK KORNFIELDTo live in this precious animal body on this earth is as great a part of spiritual life as anything else.
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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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We do not have to improve ourselves; we just have to let go of what blocks our heart.
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True love is not for the faint-hearted.
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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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Knowledge and achievements matter little if we do not yet know how to touch the heart of another and be touched.
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You hold in your hand an invitation: to remember the transforming power of forgiveness and loving kindness. To remember that no matter where you are and what you face, within your heart peace is possible.
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To undertake a genuine spiritual path is not to avoid difficulties but to learn the art of making mistakes wakefully, to bring them to the transformative power of our heart.
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We need a warrior’s heart that lets us face our lives directly, our pains and limitations, our joys and possibilities.
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It is not enough to know that love and forgiveness are possible. We have to find ways to bring them to life.
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Nobody knows why they were born or where they come from.
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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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Live in joy, in love, even among those who hate.
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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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Attention to the human body brings healing and regeneration. Through awareness of the body we remember who we really are.
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Much of spiritual life is self-acceptance, maybe all of it.
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