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Famous Jack Kornfield Quotes
“Yet I knew that spiritual practice is impossible without great dedication, energy, and commitment.”
“Much of spiritual life is self-acceptance, maybe all of it.”
“In the end, forgiveness simply means never putting another person out of our heart.”
“Tending to ourselves, we tend the world. Tending the world, we tend ourselves.”
“Though outer events may be difficult, the key to our happiness is how our mind responds to them.”
“Your happiness and suffering depend on your actions and not on my wishes for you.”
“The only way to live is by accepting each minute as an unrepeatable miracle.”
“The first level of practice is illuminated by the qualities of courage and renunciation.”
“Live in joy, in love, even among those who hate.”
“There is no higher happiness than peace.”
“The path of awakening begins with a step the Buddha called right understanding.”
“Skill in concentrating and steadying the mind is the basis for all types of meditation.”
“Samadhi doesn’t just come of itself; it takes practice.”