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.
JACK KORNFIELDEvery individual in the world has a unique contribution.
More Jack Kornfield Quotes
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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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Each moment of every day is new and then it vanishes. Where is that day? Where is that moment?
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In deep self acceptance, grows a compassionate understanding.
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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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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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Much of spiritual life is self-acceptance, maybe all of it.
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To understand ourselves and our life is the point of insight meditation: to understand and to be free.
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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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A second quality of mature spirituality is kindness. It is based on a fundamental notion of self-acceptance.
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What we seek is what we are.
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The waves do keep coming, so learn to surf.
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True love is not for the faint-hearted.
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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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Attention to the human body brings healing and regeneration. Through awareness of the body we remember who we really are.
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