Quote

We need energy, commitment, and courage not to run from our life nor to cover it over with any philosophy—material or spiritual.

Jack Kornfield

Change background

T
T
T

Change font

TAGS & TOPICS

Jack Kornfield
Age: 79
Born: 1945
Born: July 16
Author
Psychologist
Writer
the United States of America
Life
Materials
Courage
Philosophy
Spiritual
Energy
Running
Cover
Need
Material
Needs
Commitment

More quotes by Jack Kornfield

Image
With growing awareness, you can see where you're caught or where you suffer or where you create suffering. You can then turn toward the difficulties that arise in your life with compassion, bow, and say, these too are part of human incarnation.
Jack Kornfield
Image
How well we have learned to let go
Jack Kornfield
Image
We can bring a heart of understanding and compassion to a world that needs it so much.
Jack Kornfield
Image
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
Image
Without integrity and conscience we lose our freedom.
Jack Kornfield
Image
The first level of practice is illuminated by the qualities of courage and renunciation.
Jack Kornfield
Image
Peace requires us to surrender our illusions of control.
Jack Kornfield
Image
Since death will take us anyway, why live our life in fear? Why not die in our old ways and be free to live?
Jack Kornfield
Image
Those who are Awake live in a state of constant amazement.
Jack Kornfield
Image
Equanimity arises when we accept the way things are.
Jack Kornfield
Image
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
Image
To meditate is to discover new possibilities, to awaken the capacities of us has to live more wisely, more lovingly, more compassionately, and more fully.
Jack Kornfield
Image
Though outer events may be difficult, the key to our happiness is how our mind responds to them.
Jack Kornfield
Image
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
Image
The purpose of a spiritual discipline is to give us a way to stop the war, not by our force of will, but organically, through understanding an gradual training.
Jack Kornfield
Image
Train your mind the same way you’d train a puppy: Be patient, be consistent, and have some fun along the way.
Jack Kornfield
Image
The goal of practice is always to keep our beginner's mind.
Jack Kornfield
Image
As we step out of the way new things are born.
Jack Kornfield
Image
Use whatever has come to awaken patience, understanding, and love.
Jack Kornfield
Image
There are many good forms of meditation practice. A good meditation practice is any one that develops awareness or mindfulness of our body and our sense, of our mind and heart.
Jack Kornfield