Quotes by Jack Kornfield

Jack Kornfield

…Spiritual opening is not a withdrawal to some imagined realm or safe cave. It is not a pulling away, but a touching of all the experience of life with wisdom and with a heart of kindness, without any separation.

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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.

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A factor that greatly supports the opening of energy in practice is exercise and care of the physical body.

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A second quality of mature sirituality is kindness. It is based on a fundamental notion of self-acceptance.

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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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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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All of spiritual practice is a matter of relationship: to ourselves, to others, to life’s situations.

Matter

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An honorable spiritual practice recognizes the losses we have suffered, tells our story, and sheds our tears to free us from the past.

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Anger shows us precisely where we are stuck, where our limits are, where we cling to beliefs and fears.

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As desire abates, generosity is born. When we are connected and present, what else is there to do but give?

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