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.
JACK KORNFIELDEach moment of every day is new and then it vanishes. Where is that day? Where is that moment?
More Jack Kornfield Quotes
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No matter how difficult the past, you can always begin again today.
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Live in joy, in love, even among those who hate.
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The grief we carry is part of the grief of the world. Hold it gently. Let it be honored. You do not have to keep it in anymore. You can let go into the heart of compassion; you can weep.
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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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The willingness to empty ourselves and then seek our true nature is an expression of great and courageous love.
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Most of us have spent our lives caught up in plans, expectations, ambitions for the future; in regrets, guilt or shame about the past. To come into the present is to stop the war.
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Equanimity arises when we accept the way things are.
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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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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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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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Weigh the true advantages of forgiveness and resentment to the heart. Then choose.
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True love is not for the faint-hearted.
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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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Everything has a beginning and an ending. Make peace with that and all will be well…In life we cannot avoid change, we cannot avoid loss. Freedom and happiness are found in the flexibility and ease with which we move through change.
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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.
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