It is not enough to know that love and forgiveness are possible. We have to find ways to bring them to life.
JACK KORNFIELDEvery individual in the world has a unique contribution.
More Jack Kornfield Quotes
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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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It does not matter whether you have religion or are an agnostic believe in nothing, You can only appreciate (without knowing or understanding) the mysteries of life.
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Do not doubt your own basic goodness. In spite of all confusion and fear, you are born with a heart that knows what is just, loving, and beautiful.
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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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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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Much of spiritual life is self-acceptance, maybe all of it.
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Wherever you are is the perfect place to awaken. This moment is the exact place to practice compassion and loving awareness. You have all the ingredients to breathe and find freedom just where you are.
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Most people discover that when hate is gone, they will be forced to deal with their own pain.
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There are no holy places and no holy people, only holy moments, only moments of wisdom.
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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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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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Buddhists were actually the first cognitive-behavioral therapists.
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We must look at ourselves over and over again in order to learn to love, to discover what has kept our hearts closed, and what it means to allow our hearts to open.
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What we seek is what we are.
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The goal of practice is always to keep our beginner’s mind.
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