We 'rid ourselves of conceptual thought' when, by persistent observation, we recognize the unreality of our self-centered thoughts. Then we can remain dispassionate and fundamentally unaffected by them. That does not mean to be a cold person. Rather, it means… — Joko Beck Copy Share Image
What does open us is sharing our vulnerabilities. Sometimes we see a couple who has done this difficult work over a lifetime. In the process, they have grown old together. We can sense the enormous comfort, the shared quality of… — Joko Beck Copy Share Image
Meditation practice is simply moving from a life of hurting myself and others to a life of not hurting myself and others. — Joko Beck Copy Share Image
If I were to tell you that your life is already perfect, whole, and complete just as it is, you would think I was… — Joko Beck Copy Share Image
We tend to run our whole life trying to avoid all that hurts or displeases us, noticing the objects, people, or situations that we… — Joko Beck Copy Share Image
We are just living this moment; we don't have to live 150,000 moments at once. We are only living one. That's why I say… — Joko Beck Copy Share Image
Practice can be stated very simply. It is moving from a life of hurting myself and others to a life of not hurting myself… — Joko Beck Copy Share Image
We have to face the pain we have been running from. In fact, we need to learn to rest in it and let its… — Joko Beck Copy Share Image
There is one thing in life that you can always rely on: life being as it is. — Joko Beck Copy Share Image
But opinions, judgments, memories, dreaming about the future—ninety percent of the thoughts spinning around in our heads have no essential reality. — Joko Beck Copy Share Image
My dog doesn't worry about the meaning of life. She may worry if she doesn't get her breakfast, but she doesn't sit around worrying… — Joko Beck Copy Share Image
An old Zen rule of thumb is not to answer until one has been asked three times. — Joko Beck Copy Share Image
In spiritual maturity, the opposite of injustice is not justice but compassion. — Joko Beck Copy Share Image
