We do not have to improve ourselves; we just have to let go of what blocks our heart.
JACK KORNFIELDWe do not have to improve ourselves; we just have to let go of what blocks our heart.
JACK KORNFIELDIt is true that the heart has its seasons, just as a flower opens to the sunlight and closes to the night. We need to be respectful of those rhythms. But we can’t close down for long. It is our true nature to have an open heart.
JACK KORNFIELDLife without forgiveness is unbearable.
JACK KORNFIELDTo live in this precious animal body on this earth is as great a part of spiritual life as anything else.
JACK KORNFIELDWe can always begin again.
JACK KORNFIELDLove is based on our capacity to trust in a reality beyond fear, to trust a timeless truth bigger than all our difficulties.
JACK KORNFIELDMuch of spiritual life is self-acceptance, maybe all of it.
JACK KORNFIELDIf 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.
JACK KORNFIELDEverything that has a beginning has an ending. Make your peace with that and all will be well.
JACK KORNFIELDAttention to the human body brings healing and regeneration. Through awareness of the body we remember who we really are.
JACK KORNFIELDWherever 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.
JACK KORNFIELDThe things that matter most in our lives are not fantastic or grand. They are the moments when we touch one another.
JACK KORNFIELDMay you know the beauty of your own true nature.
JACK KORNFIELDThe awakened heart and mind can be experienced as clarity itself, pure knowing.
JACK KORNFIELDMeet this transient world with neither grasping nor fear, trust the unfolding of life, and you will attain true serenity.
JACK KORNFIELDIn deep self acceptance, grows a compassionate understanding.
JACK KORNFIELD