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Heart Quotes by Jack Kornfield

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Jack Kornfield writes that acceptance isn’t passivity; from a peaceful center we can choose to respond instead of react. He suggests we let go of the blocks that keep our hearts closed and follow a path that feels true, even when many routes up the mountain appear. Peace grows when we speak to our heart as a trusted friend.

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The awakened heart and mind can be experienced as clarity itself, pure knowing.

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We need a warrior’s heart that lets us face our lives directly, our pains and limitations, our joys and possibilities.

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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…

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Great pain, when it is honored from the heart, opens into great understanding.

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Whatever you believe cosmologically, we all know the tears of the world. We each carry a certain measure of those tears in…

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To let go in the deepest recesses of the heart, to release all struggle and wanting, leads us to that knowing which…

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The heart is like a garden. It can grow compassion or fear, resentment or love. What seeds will you plant there?

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But forgiveness is the act of not putting anyone out of your heart, even those who are acting out of deep ignorance…

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Strength of the Heart comes from knowing that the pain that we each must bear is part of the greater pain shared…

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Expressing gratitude to our benefactors is a natural form of love. In fact, some people find loving kindness for themselves so hard,…

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If we are engaged in actions that cause pain and conflict to ourselves and others, it is impossible for the mind to…

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The emotional wisdom of the heart is simple. When we accept our human feelings, a remarkable transformation occurs. Tenderness and wisdom arise…

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You hold in your hand an invitation: to remember the transforming power of forgiveness and loving kindness. To remember that no matter…

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When we let go of our battles and open our hearts to things as they are, then we come to rest in…

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We must look at ourselves over and over again in order to learn to love, to discover what has kept our hearts…

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Great spiritual traditions are used as a means to ripen us, to bring us face to face with our life, and to…

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No amount of outer technology, no amount of computers and biotechnology and nanotechnology is going to stop the continuation of warfare and…

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If you want to love, take the time to listen to your heart. In most ancient and wise cultures it is a…

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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…

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The unawakened mind tends to make war against the way things are. To follow a path with heart, we must understand the…

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We need courage and strength, a kind of warrior spirit. But the place for this warrior strength is in the heart. We…

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The ends do not justify the means. If our actions will bring harm to others, even in the service of some 'good,'…

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Indifference pretends to create peace, but it is based on not caring, a silent resignation. It is a movement away, a separation…

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Look at every path closely and deliberately. Try it as many times as you think necessary. Then ask yourself and yourself alone…

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The aim of spiritual life is to awaken a joyful freedom, a benevolent and compassionate heart in spite of everything.

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Do not doubt your own basic goodness. In spite of all confusion and fear, you are born with a heart that knows…

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There are many ways up the mountain and each of us must choose a practice that feels true to our heart.

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We can bring a heart of understanding and compassion to a world that needs it so much.

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Let go of the battle. Breathe quietly and let it be. Let your body relax and your heart soften. Open to whatever…

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We do not have to improve ourselves; we just have to let go of what blocks our heart.

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Weigh the true advantages of forgiveness and resentment to the heart. Then choose.

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Knowledge and achievements matter little if we do not yet know how to touch the heart of another and be touched.

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In the end, forgiveness simply means never putting another person out of our heart.

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Religion and philosophy have their value, but in the end all we can do is open to mystery and live a path…

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Everybody needs to take some time, in some way, to quiet themselves and really listen to their heart.

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As we learn to bow, we discover that the heart holds more freedom and compassion than we could imagine.

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May I be given the appropriate difficulties so that my heart can truly open with compassion. Imagine asking for that.

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The work of your heart, the work of taking time, to listen, to help, is also your gift to the whole of…

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You awaken your True spirit by way of the broken heart: ragged, vulnerable, fierce and finally compassionate. Chris trod this rough way…

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It is possible to speak with our heart directly. Most ancient cultures know this. We can actually converse with our heart as…

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We do not have to improve ourselves; we just have to let go of what blocks our heart.

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To understand ourselves and our life is the point of insight meditation: to understand and to be free.

To let go in the deepest recesses of the heart, to release all struggle and wanting, leads us to that knowing which is timeless.

Wisdom says we are nothing. Love says we are everything. Between these two our life flows.

Breathing meditation can quiet the mind, open the body, and develop a great power of concentration.