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Jack Kornfield Quotes

In any moment we can learn to let go of hatred and fear. We can rest in peace, love, and forgiveness. It is never too late. Yet to sustain love we need to develop practices that cultivate and strengthen the natural compassion within us Picture Quote #1

Refraining from stealing: care with material goods. Undertake for one week to act on every single thought of generosity that arises spontaneously in your heart Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

The light around someone who speaks truth, who consistently acts with compassion for all, even in great difficulty, is visible to all around them Picture Quote #1

Part of spiritual and emotional maturity is recognizing that it’s not like you’re going to try to fix yourself and become a different person. You remain the same person, but you become awakened Picture Quote #1

To bow to the fact of our life’s sorrows and betrayals is to accept them; and from this deep gesture we discover that all life is workable. As we learn to bow, we discover that the heart holds more freedom and compassion than we could imagine Picture Quote #1

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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 Picture Quote #1

We are awakened to the profound realization that the true path to liberation is to let go of everything Picture Quote #1

As we encounter new experiences with a mindful and wise attention, we discover that one of three things will happen to our new experience: it will go away, it will stay the same, or it will get more intense. whatever happens does not really matter Picture Quote #1

True emptiness is not empty, but contains all things. The mysterious and pregnant void creates and reflects all possibilities. From it arises our individuality, which can be discovered and developed, although never possessed or fixed Picture Quote #1

Forgiveness is primarily for our own sake, so that we no longer carry the burden of resentment. But to forgive does not mean we will allow injustice again Picture Quote #1

The things that matter most in our lives are not fantastic or grand. They are the moments when we touch one another Picture Quote #1

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Within each of us there is a silence as vast as the universe. We long for it. We can return to it Picture Quote #1

What would we have to hold in compassion to be at peace right now? What would we have to let go of to be at peace right now? Picture Quote #1

To undertake a genuine spiritual path is not to avoid difficulties but to learn the art of making mistakes wakefully, to bring them to the transformative power of our heart Picture Quote #1

Love is based on our capacity to trust in a reality beyond fear, to trust a timeless truth bigger than all our difficulties Picture Quote #1

We have only now, only this single eternal moment opening and unfolding before us, day and night Picture Quote #1

We can bring our spiritual practice into the streets, into our communities, when we see each realm as a temple, as a place to discover that which is sacred Picture Quote #1

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We must look at our life without sentimentality, exaggeration or idealism. Does what we are choosing reflect what we most deeply value? Picture Quote #1

Great spiritual traditions are used as a means to ripen us, to bring us face to face with our life, and to help us to see in a new way by developing a stillness of mind and a strength of heart Picture Quote #1

We need a repeated discipline, a genuine training, in order to let go of our old habits of mind and to find and sustain a new way of seeing Picture Quote #1

We must especially learn the art of directing mindfulness into the closed areas of our life Picture Quote #1

Without being aware of it, you take many things as being your identity: your body, your race, your beliefs, your thoughts Picture Quote #1

When we let go of our battles and open our hearts to things as they are, then we come to rest in the present moment. This is the beginning and the end of spiritual practice Picture Quote #1

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Knowledge and achievements matter little if we do not yet know how to touch the heart of another and be touched Picture Quote #1

... 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 Picture Quote #1

For most of us, generosity is a quality that must be developed. We have to respect that it will grow gradually; otherwise our spirituality can become idealistic and imitative, acting out the image of generosity before it has become genuine Picture Quote #1

To let go does not mean to get rid of. To let go means to let be. When we let be with compassion, things come and go on their own Picture Quote #1

It is our commitment to wholeness that matters, the willingness to unfold in every deep aspect of our being Picture Quote #1

The best of modern therapy is much like a process of shared meditation, where therapist and client sit together, learning to pay close attention to those aspects and dimensions of the self that the client may be unable to touch on his or her own Picture Quote #1

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In any moment we can learn to let go of hatred and fear. We can rest in peace, love, and forgiveness. It is never too late. Yet to sustain love we need to develop practices that cultivate and strengthen the natural compassion within us (Jack Kornfield Quotes) Refraining from stealing: care with material goods. Undertake for one week to act on every single thought of generosity that arises spontaneously in your heart (Jack Kornfield Quotes) 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 Kornfield Quotes) The light around someone who speaks truth, who consistently acts with compassion for all, even in great difficulty, is visible to all around them (Jack Kornfield Quotes) Part of spiritual and emotional maturity is recognizing that it’s not like you’re going to try to fix yourself and become a different person. You remain the same person, but you become awakened (Jack Kornfield Quotes) To bow to the fact of our life’s sorrows and betrayals is to accept them; and from this deep gesture we discover that all life is workable. As we learn to bow, we discover that the heart holds more freedom and compassion than we could imagine (Jack Kornfield Quotes) 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 Quotes) We are awakened to the profound realization that the true path to liberation is to let go of everything (Jack Kornfield Quotes) As we encounter new experiences with a mindful and wise attention, we discover that one of three things will happen to our new experience: it will go away, it will stay the same, or it will get more intense. whatever happens does not really matter (Jack Kornfield Quotes) True emptiness is not empty, but contains all things. The mysterious and pregnant void creates and reflects all possibilities. From it arises our individuality, which can be discovered and developed, although never possessed or fixed (Jack Kornfield Quotes) Forgiveness is primarily for our own sake, so that we no longer carry the burden of resentment. But to forgive does not mean we will allow injustice again (Jack Kornfield Quotes) The things that matter most in our lives are not fantastic or grand. They are the moments when we touch one another (Jack Kornfield Quotes) Within each of us there is a silence as vast as the universe. We long for it. We can return to it (Jack Kornfield Quotes) What would we have to hold in compassion to be at peace right now? What would we have to let go of to be at peace right now? (Jack Kornfield Quotes) To undertake a genuine spiritual path is not to avoid difficulties but to learn the art of making mistakes wakefully, to bring them to the transformative power of our heart (Jack Kornfield Quotes) Love is based on our capacity to trust in a reality beyond fear, to trust a timeless truth bigger than all our difficulties (Jack Kornfield Quotes) We have only now, only this single eternal moment opening and unfolding before us, day and night (Jack Kornfield Quotes) We can bring our spiritual practice into the streets, into our communities, when we see each realm as a temple, as a place to discover that which is sacred (Jack Kornfield Quotes) We must look at our life without sentimentality, exaggeration or idealism. Does what we are choosing reflect what we most deeply value? (Jack Kornfield Quotes) Great spiritual traditions are used as a means to ripen us, to bring us face to face with our life, and to help us to see in a new way by developing a stillness of mind and a strength of heart (Jack Kornfield Quotes) We need a repeated discipline, a genuine training, in order to let go of our old habits of mind and to find and sustain a new way of seeing (Jack Kornfield Quotes) We must especially learn the art of directing mindfulness into the closed areas of our life (Jack Kornfield Quotes) Without being aware of it, you take many things as being your identity: your body, your race, your beliefs, your thoughts (Jack Kornfield Quotes) When we let go of our battles and open our hearts to things as they are, then we come to rest in the present moment. This is the beginning and the end of spiritual practice (Jack Kornfield Quotes) Knowledge and achievements matter little if we do not yet know how to touch the heart of another and be touched (Jack Kornfield Quotes) ... 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 Quotes) For most of us, generosity is a quality that must be developed. We have to respect that it will grow gradually; otherwise our spirituality can become idealistic and imitative, acting out the image of generosity before it has become genuine (Jack Kornfield Quotes) To let go does not mean to get rid of. To let go means to let be. When we let be with compassion, things come and go on their own (Jack Kornfield Quotes) It is our commitment to wholeness that matters, the willingness to unfold in every deep aspect of our being (Jack Kornfield Quotes) The best of modern therapy is much like a process of shared meditation, where therapist and client sit together, learning to pay close attention to those aspects and dimensions of the self that the client may be unable to touch on his or her own (Jack Kornfield Quotes)

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