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There are no holy places and no holy people, only holy moments, only moments of wisdom.

Jack Kornfield

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Jack Kornfield
Age: 79
Born: 1945
Born: July 16
Author
Psychologist
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the United States of America
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Wisdom
Moments
People
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Breathing meditation can quiet the mind, open the body, and develop a great power of concentration.
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Our ideas of self are created by identification. The less we cling to ideas of self, the freer and happier we will be.
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It is not enough to know that love and forgiveness are possible. We have to find ways to bring them to life.
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Yet I knew that spiritual practice is impossible without great dedication, energy, and commitment.
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The present moment is really all that we have. The only place you can really love another person is in the present. Love in the past is a memory. Love in the future is a fantasy. To be really alive, love - or any other experience - must take place in the present.
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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.
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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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The path of awakening begins with a step the Buddha called right understanding.
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Skill in concentrating and steadying the mind is the basis for all types of meditation.
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Though outer events may be difficult, the key to our happiness is how our mind responds to them.
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True love is not for the faint-hearted.
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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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Indifference is a misguided way of defending ourselves.
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To see the preciousness of all things, we must bring our full attention to life
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Compassion is our deepest nature. It arises from our interconnection with all things.
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The goal of practice is always to keep our beginner's mind.
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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.
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The near enemy of love is attachment. Attachment masquerades as love. It says, “I will love this person because I need them.” Or, “I’ll love you if you’ll love me back. I’ll love you, but only if you will be the way I want.” This isn’t love at all - it is attachment - and attachment is rigid, it is very different from love.
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