In the end, just three things matter: How well we have lived How well we have loved How well we have learned to let go Jack Kornfield More Quotes by Jack Kornfield More Quotes From Jack Kornfield It does not matter whether you have religion or are an agnostic believe in nothing, You can only appreciate (without knowing or understanding) the mysteries of life. Jack Kornfield appreciate knowing believe 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. Jack Kornfield body earth commitment Two qualities are at the root of all meditation development: right effort and right aim—arousing effort to aim the mind toward the object. Jack Kornfield effort roots two In this world there are two great sources of strength. One rests with those who are not afraid to kill. The other rests with those who are not afraid to love. Jack Kornfield afraid-to-love two world The first level of practice is illuminated by the qualities of courage and renunciation. Jack Kornfield quality levels practice 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 generosity care heart 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 rest-in-peace compassion letting-go There is no higher happiness than peace. Jack Kornfield higher The wholeness and freedom we seek is our true nature, who we really are. Jack Kornfield true-nature wholeness freedom A bulging portfolio of spiritual experiences matters little if it does not have the power to sustain us through the inevitable moments of grief, loss, and change. Knowledge and achievements matter little if we do not yet know how to touch the heart of another and be touched. Wisdom is alive only as long as it is lived, understanding is liberating only as long as it is applied. Jack Kornfield grief spiritual heart The longing for initiation is universal and for modern youth, it is a desperate need. When nothing is offered in the way of spiritual initiation to prove one's entry into the world of men and women, initiation happens instead in the road or the street, in cars at high speed, with drugs, with dangerous sex, with weapons. However troubling, this behavior is rooted in a fundamental truth; a need to grow. Jack Kornfield spiritual men sex True love is not for the faint-hearted. Jack Kornfield true-love-is hearted love-is In all practices and traditions of freedom, we find the heart's task to be quite simple. Life offers us just what it offers, and our task is to bow to it, to meet it with understanding and compassion. Jack Kornfield compassion simple heart You have to accept the way things are before you can move on. Jack Kornfield accepting way moving We must especially learn the art of directing mindfulness into the closed areas of our life. Jack Kornfield buddhism suffering art If grief or anger arises, Let there be grief or anger. This is the Buddha in all forms,Sun Buddha, Moon Buddha, Happy Buddha, Sad Buddha. It is the universe offering all things to awaken and open our heart. Jack Kornfield grief moon heart We each have been betrayed. Let yourself picture and remember the many ways this is true. Feel the sorrow you have carried from this past. Now sense that you can release this burden of pain by gradually extending forgiveness as your heart is ready. Jack Kornfield pain heart past 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 generosity quality spiritual As desire abates, generosity is born. When we are connected and present, what else is there to do but give? Jack Kornfield generosity desire giving It is not enough to know that love and forgiveness are possible. We have to find ways to bring them to life. Jack Kornfield love-and-forgiveness enough way
