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“Most of us have spent our lives caught up in plans, expectations, ambitions for the future; in regrets, guilt or shame about the past. To come into the present is to stop the war.”

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Jack Kornfield

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. more

“Who are we, as we stand before the child Jesus? Who are we, standing as we stand before today's children? Are we like Mary and Joseph, who welcomed Jesus and cared for him with the love of a father and a mother? Or are we like Herod, who wanted to eliminate him? Are we like the shepherds, who went in haste to kneel before him in worship and offer him their humble gifts? Or are we indifferent?”

Children Today Wanted Mother Father Jesus Offers Worship Standing Humble Mary Indifferent Haste Shepherds Herod

Book:I Believe: The Promise of the Creed

Source: I Believe: The Promise of the Creed

“Most people who have a problem concentrate on the problem. They take it to bed with them and stay awake all night thinking it over. Let go of that problem. Rise above it in consciousness.”

People Thinking Problem Night Consciousness Bed Letting Go Awake All Night Rise Above Rise Above It Night Thinking

Author:Emmet Fox

“I have experimental evidence that time travel is not possible.”

Evidence Time Travel

Author:Stephen Hawking

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