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We do not have to improve ourselves; we just have to let go of what blocks our heart.

Jack Kornfield

To live fully is to let go and die with each passing moment, and to be reborn in each new one.
JACK KORNFIELD

Born Death Let Go Live Moments Oneself
To see the preciousness of all things, we must bring our full attention to life.
JACK KORNFIELD

Attention Aware Life Ourselves See
Most people discover that when hate is gone, they will be forced to deal with their own pain.
JACK KORNFIELD

Deal Discover Force Hate Pain People
It is not enough to know that love and forgiveness are possible. We have to find ways to bring them to life.
JACK KORNFIELD

Enough Forgiveness Love Way
We do not have to improve ourselves; we just have to let go of what blocks our heart.
JACK KORNFIELD

Heart Improvement Let Go Ourselves
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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Awake Courage Doubt Face Need Ourselves Perseverance Right Sorrow
Weigh the true advantages of forgiveness and resentment to the heart. Then choose.
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Choice Forgiveness Heart Regret True
The waves do keep coming, so learn to surf.
JACK KORNFIELD

Hard Time Learning Struggle Wave
Have respect for yourself, and patience and compassion. With these, you can handle anything.
JACK KORNFIELD

Belief Compassionate Inspirational Patience Respect Yourself
When we have for so long been judged by everyone we meet, just to look into the eyes of another who does not judge us can be extraordinarily healing.
JACK KORNFIELD

Eyes Healing Judgment
…Spiritual opening is not a withdrawal to some imagined realm or safe cave. It is not a pulling away, but a touching of all the experience of life with wisdom and with a heart of kindness, without any separation.
JACK KORNFIELD

Heart Kindness Spiritual
To live life is to make a succession of errors. Understanding this can bring us great ease and forgiveness for ourselves and others.
JACK KORNFIELD

Errors Forgiveness Life Live Ourselves Success Understand
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 KORNFIELD

Hands Heart Hold On Invitation Peace Possible Remember
The goal of practice is always to keep our beginner’s mind.
JACK KORNFIELD

Beginning Goal Mindset Ourselves
Much of spiritual life is self-acceptance, maybe all of it.
JACK KORNFIELD

Acceptance Life Spiritual
Indifference is a misguided way of defending ourselves.
JACK KORNFIELD

Defend Difference Guide Ourselves

We do not have to improve ourselves; we just have to let go of what blocks our heart.

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