The willingness to empty ourselves and then seek our true nature is an expression of great and courageous love.
JACK KORNFIELDIt is not enough to know that love and forgiveness are possible. We have to find ways to bring them to life.
More Jack Kornfield Quotes
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Equanimity arises when we accept the way things are.
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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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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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What we seek is what we are.
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Nobody knows why they were born or where they come from.
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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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We do not have to improve ourselves; we just have to let go of what blocks our heart.
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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.
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The awakened heart and mind can be experienced as clarity itself, pure knowing.
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Buddhists were actually the first cognitive-behavioral therapists.
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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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Live in joy, luminosity, and peace even among the troubles of the world. Remember who you are.
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The only way to live is by accepting each minute as an unrepeatable miracle.
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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 understand ourselves and our life is the point of insight meditation: to understand and to be free.
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