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 is the basic principle of spiritual life that we learn the deepest things in unknown territory. Often it is when we feel most confused inwardly and are in the midst of our greatest difficulties that something new will open. We awaken most easily to the mystery of life through our weakest side. The areas of our greatest strength, where we are the most competent and clearest, tend to keep us away from the mystery. Jack Kornfield confused principles spiritual Yes, there are troubles in the world. There's war and hatred, there's sickness and difficulty. And there is also an undying spirit, an inviolable consciousness that is born in each of us. It is who we are, and it's everything and it's nothing. Jack Kornfield hatred war world How did we get into this funny-looking body that has a hole at one end in which we regularly stuff dead plants and animals? It's bizarre that we got here, incarnated into this world with these bodies. Jack Kornfield body animal world Know that the freedom you seek can be found right here where you are. Jack Kornfield where-you-are found knows The awakened heart and mind can be experienced as clarity itself, pure knowing. Jack Kornfield knowing mind heart Each moment of every day is new and then it vanishes. Where is that day? Where is that moment? Jack Kornfield that-moment moments Of course, you play the game of life because you got to be incarnated. Jack Kornfield courses games play You are the mystery incarnating itself, and it's beautiful when you remember. It's also painful and awesome and it contains unbearable beauty and unfathomable pain - the ocean of tears and galaxy of bliss. I don't say that lightly, but it's what we have. Jack Kornfield pain ocean beautiful Nobody knows why they were born or where they come from. Jack Kornfield nobody-knows born knows Use whatever has come to awaken patience, understanding, and love. Jack Kornfield and-love understanding use When you rest in presence and pure awareness, sometimes everything is experienced as love because you're connected with all that is, and love is simply the nature of being. Jack Kornfield and-love love-is sometimes Whatever you believe cosmologically, we all know the tears of the world. We each carry a certain measure of those tears in our hearts. Jack Kornfield tears heart believe No one knows how this world came into being. It is a creation of consciousness itself. It's extraordinary, a mystery. Jack Kornfield mystery consciousness world Some other people think that awakened consciousness is really about fullness or presence, being completely present for every moment, but these experiences are only one of the dimensions of awakened consciousness. Understanding these different dimensions as facets of awakening can help with the confusion surrounding the different spiritual paths. They're not leading to different places, but rather reflect the luminous and liberated aspects of consciousness itself. These qualities are not far away; in fact, they are right here. Jack Kornfield confusion spiritual thinking Sense the blessings of the earth in the perfect arc of a ripe tangerine, the taste of warm, fresh bread, the circling flight of birds, the lavender color of the sky shining in a late afternoon rain puddle, the million times we pass other beings in our cars and shops and out among the trees without crashing, conflict, or harm. Jack Kornfield blessings conflict rain sky Buddhism talks about the possibility of transforming greed, hatred, and delusion. But sometimes need turns into greed. Jack Kornfield need greed hatred sometimes In my experience, psychotherapy at its best is like dual meditation - it's like a container in which you can be compassionate and mindful toward yourself. Jack Kornfield yourself best you experience Spiritual practice should not be confused with grim duty. It is the laughter of the Dalai Lama and the wonder born with every child. Jack Kornfield child laughter practice spiritual Westerners, more than most Asians, are prone to feelings of fear, self-hatred, and unworthiness. Jack Kornfield than more fear feelings
