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.
JACK KORNFIELDEvery individual in the world has a unique contribution.
More Jack Kornfield Quotes
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Life without forgiveness is unbearable.
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What we seek is what we are.
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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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Nobody knows why they were born or where they come from.
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True love is not for the faint-hearted.
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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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There are no holy places and no holy people, only holy moments, only moments of wisdom.
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As long as you are trying to be something other than what you actually are, your mind wears itself out. But if you say, ‘This is what I am, it is a fact that I am going to investigate and understand,’ then you can go beyond.
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Spiritual life doesn’t make you a good person; you ARE a good person, you are a holy being when you are born. What spiritual life does is remind us that this is who we really are.
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The waves do keep coming, so learn to surf.
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What is truly a part of our spiritual path is that which brings us alive. If gardening brings us alive, that is part of our path, if it is music, if it is conversation we must follow what brings us alive.
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We each need to make our lion’s roar – to persevere with unshakable courage when faced with all manner of doubts and sorrows and fears – to declare our right to awaken.
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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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In deep self acceptance, grows a compassionate understanding.
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Without integrity and conscience we lose our freedom.
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