We do not have to improve ourselves; we just have to let go of what blocks our heart.
JACK KORNFIELDHave respect for yourself, and patience and compassion. With these, you can handle anything.
More Jack Kornfield Quotes
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May you know the beauty of your own true nature.
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Live in joy, in love, even among those who hate.
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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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Meet this transient world with neither grasping nor fear, trust the unfolding of life, and you will attain true serenity.
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In deep self acceptance, grows a compassionate understanding.
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To begin to meditate is to look into our lives with interest in kindness and discover how to be wakeful and free.
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The only way to live is by accepting each minute as an unrepeatable miracle.
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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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Love is based on our capacity to trust in a reality beyond fear, to trust a timeless truth bigger than all our difficulties.
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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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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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In the end, forgiveness simply means never putting another person out of our heart.
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You need a community. They remind you when you forget, and you remind them when they forget.
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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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In the end, just three things matter: How well we have lived How well we have loved How well we have learned to let go.
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