Westerners, more than most Asians, are prone to feelings of fear, self-hatred, and unworthiness. Jack Kornfield More Quotes by Jack Kornfield More Quotes From Jack Kornfield Train your mind the same way you’d train a puppy: Be patient, be consistent, and have some fun along the way. Jack Kornfield mindfunway Once we see that everything is impermanent and ungraspable and that we create a huge amount of suffering if we are attached to things staying the same, we realize that relaxing and letting go is a wiser way to live. Letting go does not mean not caring about things. It means caring about them in a flexible and wise way. Jack Kornfield wiseletting-gomean Have respect for yourself, and patience and compassion. With these, you can handle anything. Jack Kornfield jujurespect-yourselfcompassion Look at every path closely and deliberately. Try it as many times as you think necessary. Then ask yourself and yourself alone one question. This question is one that only a very old man asks. My benefactor told me about it once when I was Young. And my blood was too vigorous for me to understand it. Now I do understand it. I will tell you what it is: does this path have a heart? If it does, the path is good. If it doesn't, it is of no use. Jack Kornfield heartmenthinking We can struggle with what is. We can judge and blame others or ourselves. Or we can accept what cannot be changed. Peace comes from an honorable and open heart accepting what is true. Do we want to remain stuck? Or to release the fearful sense of self and rest kindly where we are? Jack Kornfield struggleselfheart 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. Jack Kornfield fightingletting-goheart We have only now, only this single eternal moment opening and unfolding before us, day and night. Jack Kornfield buddhismsufferingnight The work of your heart, the work of taking time, to listen, to help, is also your gift to the whole of the world Jack Kornfield hearthelpingworld At the end of our life our questions are simple: Did I live fully? Did I love well? Jack Kornfield inspirationallovedeath No matter how difficult the past, you can always begin again today. Jack Kornfield buddhistinspirationalpast Live in joy, luminosity, and peace even among the troubles of the world. Remember who you are. Jack Kornfield remember-who-you-arejoyworld 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 kindnesshearthands It is true that the heart has its seasons, just as a flower opens to the sunlight and closes to the night. We need to be respectful of those rhythms. But we can't close down for long. It is our true nature to have an open heart. Jack Kornfield flowerheartnight Forgiveness sees wisely. It willingly acknowledges what is unjust, harmful, and wrong. It bravely recognizes sufferings of the past, and understands the conditions that brought them about.Forgiveness honors the heart's greatest dignity. Whenever we are lost, it brings us back to the ground of love.Without forgiveness our lives are chained, forced to carry the sufferings of the past and repeat them with no release. Jack Kornfield honorheartpast 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 maturityemotionalspiritual May I be given the appropriate difficulties so that my heart can truly open with compassion. Imagine asking for that. Jack Kornfield compassionaskingheart Forgiveness does not mean that we have to continue to relate to those who have done us harm. In some cases the best practice may be to end our connection, to never speak to or be with a harmful person again. Sometimes in the process of forgiveness a person who hurts or betrayed us may wish to make amends, but even this does not require us to put ourselves in the way of further harm. Jack Kornfield best-practiceshurtmean Wherever you are is the perfect place to awaken. This moment is the exact place to practice compassion and loving awareness. You have all the ingredients to breathe and find freedom just where you are. Jack Kornfield compassionpracticeperfect Life is so hard, how can we be anything but kind? Jack Kornfield kindlife-iskindness The basic principle of spiritual life is that our problems become the very place to discover wisdom and love. Jack Kornfield and-lovespiritualwise
