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.
JACK KORNFIELDThe waves do keep coming, so learn to surf.
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In the end, forgiveness simply means never putting another person out of our heart.
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At the end of our life our questions are simple: Did I live fully? Did I love well?
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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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A second quality of mature spirituality is kindness. It is based on a fundamental notion of self-acceptance.
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Letting go does not mean not caring about things. It means caring about them in a flexible and wise way.
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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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Indifference is a misguided way of defending ourselves.
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Life is so hard, how can we be anything but kind?
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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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Attention to the human body brings healing and regeneration. Through awareness of the body we remember who we really are.
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May you know the beauty of your own true nature.
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There are no holy places and no holy people, only holy moments, only moments of wisdom.
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When we struggle to change ourselves we, in fact, only continue the patterns of self-judgement and aggression. We keep the war against ourselves alive.
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The quieting of our mind is a political act.
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