Jack Kornfield Quotes
Top 100 wise famous quotes and sayings by Jack Kornfield
Jack Kornfield Famous Quotes & Sayings
Discover top inspirational quotes from Jack Kornfield on Wise Famous Quotes.
But forgiveness is the act of not putting anyone out of your heart, even those who are acting out of deep ignorance or out of confusion and pain.
In the end, only three things matter: how much you loved, how gently you lived, and how gracefully you let go of things not meant for you
There are many ways up the mountain and each of us must choose a practice that feels true to our heart.
Accumulated knots in the fabric of our body, previously undetected, begin to reveal themselves as we open.
We need energy, commitment, and courage not to run from our life nor to cover it over with any philosophy - material or spiritual.
Love is based on our capacity to trust in a reality beyond fear, to trust a timeless truth bigger than all our difficulties.
The suffering and happiness in our world, both individual and collective, depend on our consciousness.
The person who betrayed you is sunning themselves on a beach in Hawaii and you're knotted up in hatred. Who is suffering?
When we get too caught up in the busyness of the world, we lose connection with one another - and ourselves.
Religion and philosophy have their value, but in the end all we can do is open to mystery and live a path with heart
To let go in the deepest recesses of the heart, to release all struggle and wanting, leads us to that knowing which is timeless.
In this there is no judgment and no blame, for we seek not to perfect the world but to perfect our love for what is on this earth.
Meditation practice is neither holding on nor avoiding; it is a settling back into the moment, opening to what is there.
To begin to meditate is to look into our lives with interest in kindness and discover how to be wakeful and free.
Buddhism talks about the possibility of transforming greed, hatred, and delusion. But sometimes need turns into greed.
When we take time to quiet ourselves, we can all sense that our life could be lived with greater compassion and greater weakness.
Our belief in a limited and impoverished identity is such a strong habit that without it we are afraid we wouldn't know how to be.
As desire abates, generosity is born. When we are connected and present, what else is there to do but give?
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.
In this world, hatred never ceases by hatred, but by love alone is healed. This is the ancient and eternal law.
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.
Everybody needs to take some time, in some way, to quiet themselves and really listen to their heart.
The light around someone who speaks truth, who consistently acts with compassion for all, even in great difficulty, is visible to all around them.
The things that matter most in our lives are not fantastic or grand. They are moments when we touch one another
It is our commitment to wholeness that matters, the willingness to unfold in every deep aspect of our being.
To live in this precious animal body on this earth is as great a part of spiritual life as anything else.
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.
When we clearly realize that the source of disharmony and misery in the world is ignorance, we can open the door of wisdom and compassion.
The basic principle of spiritual life is that our problems become the very place to discover wisdom and love.
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.
A second quality of mature sirituality is kindness. It is based on a fundamental notion of self-acceptance ...
Without being aware of it, you take many things as being your identity: your body, your race, your beliefs, your thoughts.
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?
Our ideas of self are created by identification. The less we cling to ideas of self, the freer and happier we will be.
Anger shows us precisely where we are stuck, where our limits are, where we cling to beliefs and fears.
Do not doubt your own basic goodness. In spite of all confusion and fear, you are born with a heart that knows what is just, loving, and beautiful.
Trying to hold onto "how it was" will only create suffering and disappointment, because life is a river and everything changes.
It is not enough to know that love and forgiveness are possible. We have to find ways to bring them to life.
We are awakened to the profound realization that the true path to liberation is to let go of everything.
The aim of spiritual life is to awaken a joyful freedom, a benevolent and compassionate heart in spite of everything.
May I be given the appropriate difficulties so that my heart can truly open with compassion. Imagine asking for that.
According to Buddhist scriptures, compassion is the "quivering of the pure heart" when we have allowed ourselves to be touched by the pain of life.
Knowledge and achievements matter little if we do not yet know how to touch the heart of another and be touched.
To open deeply, as genuine spiritual life requires, we need tremendous courage and strength, a kind of warrior spirit.
Gratitude is confidence in life itself. In it, we feel how the same force that pushes grass through cracks in the sidewalk invigorates our own life.
A factor that greatly supports the opening of energy in practice is exercise and care of the physical body.