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This life is a test-it is only a test. If it had been an actual life, you would have received further instructions on where to go and what to do. Remember, this life is only a test.
Jack Kornfield
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Jack Kornfield
Age: 79
Born: 1945
Born: July 16
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Whenever we forgive, in small ways at home, or in great ways between nations, we free ourselves from the past.
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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.
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It is possible to speak with our heart directly. Most ancient cultures know this. We can actually converse with our heart as if it were a good friend. In modern life we have become so busy with our daily affairs and thoughts that we have lost this essential art of taking time to converse with our heart.
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Breathing meditation can quiet the mind, open the body, and develop a great power of concentration.
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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.
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Weigh the true advantages of forgiveness and resentment to the heart. Then choose.
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The path of awakening begins with a step the Buddha called right understanding.
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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.
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As we step out of the way new things are born.
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Love creates a communion with life. Love expands us, connects us, sweetens us, ennobles us. Love springs up in tender concern, it blossoms into caring action. It makes beauty out of all we touch. In any moment we can step beyond our small self and embrace each other as beloved parts of a whole.
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Without integrity and conscience we lose our freedom.
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The emotional wisdom of the heart is simple. When we accept our human feelings, a remarkable transformation occurs. Tenderness and wisdom arise naturally and spontaneously. Where we once sought strength over others, now our strength becomes our own where we once sought to defend ourselves, we laugh.
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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.
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A factor that greatly supports the opening of energy in practice is exercise and care of the physical body.
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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.
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When we feel anger toward someone, we can consider that they are a being just like us, who has faced much suffering in life.
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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.
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Life without forgiveness is unbearable.
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The basic principle of spiritual life is that our problems become the very place to discover wisdom and love.
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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.
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