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Jack Kornfield is an American author and meditation teacher, born in 1945. His works mainly focus on Buddhist meditation and spiritual growth, which have won him a wide audience.

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“As we encounter new experiences with a mindful and wise attention, we discover that one of three things will happen to our new experience: it will go away, it will stay the same, or it will get more intense. whatever happens does not really matter.”

Doe Matter Happens Three Attention Wise Mindfulness Intense Encounters Going Away Three Things Whatever Happens New Experiences

Book:A Path With Heart: The Classic Guide Through The Perils And Promises Of Spiritual Life

Source: A Path With Heart: The Classic Guide Through The Perils And Promises Of Spiritual Life

“Within the mystery of life there is the infinite darkness of the night sky lit by distant orbs of fire, the cobbled skin of an orange that releases its fragrance to our touch, the unfathomable depths of the eyes of our lover. No creation story, no religious system can fully describe or explain this richness and depth. Mystery is so every-present that no one can know for certain what will happen one hour from now. “ 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.”

“Forgiveness is primarily for our own sake, so that we no longer carry the burden of resentment. But to forgive does not mean we will allow injustice again.”

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Author:Jack Kornfield

“If your compassion does not include yourself, it is incomplete.”

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“We must look at our life without sentimentality, exaggeration or idealism. Does what we are choosing reflect what we most deeply value?”

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“A bulging portfolio of spiritual experiences matters little if it does not have the power to sustain us through the inevitable moments of grief, loss, and change. Knowledge and achievements matter little if we do not yet know how to touch the heart of another and be touched. Wisdom is alive only as long as it is lived, understanding is liberating only as long as it is applied.”

“To let go does not mean to get rid of. To let go means to let be. When we let be with compassion, things come and go on their own.”

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Author:Jack Kornfield

“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.”

Ifs Way Mean Doe Suffering Realizing Wise Huge Amount Letting Go Caring Staying Wiser Flexible Way To Live Impermanence Sameness Not Caring

Author:Jack Kornfield

“When we have for so long been judged by everyone we meet, just to look into the eyes of another who does not judge us can be extraordinarily healing.”

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Book:A Path With Heart: The Classic Guide Through The Perils And Promises Of Spiritual Life

Source: A Path With Heart: The Classic Guide Through The Perils And Promises Of Spiritual Life

“Acceptance does not mean inaction. We may need to respond, strongly at times...From a peaceful center we can respond instead of react. Unconscious reactions create problems. Considered responses bring peace. With a peaceful heart whatever happens can be met with wisdom...Peace is not weak; it is unshakable.”

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Author:Jack Kornfield

“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.”

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Author:Jack Kornfield

“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.”

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“Spiritual life doesn't make you a good person; you ARE a good person, you are a holy being when you are born. What spiritual life does is remind us that this is who we really are.”

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Author:Jack Kornfield

“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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“Letting go does not mean not caring about things. It means caring about them in a flexible and wise way.”

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Book:Meditation for Beginners: Six Guided Meditations for Insight, Inner Clarity, and Cultivating a Compassionate Heart

Source: Meditation for Beginners: Six Guided Meditations for Insight, Inner Clarity, and Cultivating a Compassionate Heart