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.
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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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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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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Every facet, every department of your mind, is to be programmed by you. And unless you assume your rightful responsibility, and begin to program your own mind, the world will program it for you.
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Life without forgiveness is unbearable.
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What we seek is what we are.
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Much of spiritual life is self-acceptance, maybe all of it.
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When we get too caught up in the busyness of the world, we lose connection with one another – and ourselves.
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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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If you put a spoonful of salt in a cup of water it tastes very salty. If you put a spoonful of salt in a lake of fresh water the taste is still pure and clear. Peace comes when our hearts are open like the sky, vast as the ocean.
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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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The way I treat my body is not disconnected from the way I treat my family or the commitment I have to peace on our earth.
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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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To see the preciousness of all things, we must bring our full attention to life.
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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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The goal of practice is always to keep our beginner’s mind.
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