Mindfulness Quotes by Jack Kornfield

10 Mindfulness quotes by Jack Kornfield

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Jack Kornfield shares ten short meditative thoughts that echo his gentle teaching style. They’re a handy primer for readers who want a quick, compassionate reminder to stay present.

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In the end, just three things matter: How well we have lived How well we have loved How well we have learned…

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We have only now, only this single eternal moment opening and unfolding before us, day and night.

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With mindfulness, we are learning to observe in a new way, with balance and a powerful disidentification.

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We are awakened to the profound realization that the true path to liberation is to let go of everything.

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We must especially learn the art of directing mindfulness into the closed areas of our life.

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There are many good forms of meditation practice. A good meditation practice is any one that develops awareness or mindfulness of our…

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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…

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“Eternity is here, always alive in the present moment. Mindfulness invites us to return to now, the present moment, instead of being…

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“The Third Precept, to refrain from sexual misconduct, reminds us not to act out of sexual desire in such a way as…

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“I would like to ofer some exercises that can help us use the Five Precepts to cultivate and strengthen mindfulness. It is…

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In opening we can see how many times we have mistaken small identities and fearful beliefs for our true nature and how limiting this…

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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…

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To live in this precious animal body on this earth is as great a part of spiritual life as anything else.

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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 open deeply, as genuine spiritual life requires, we need tremendous courage and strength, a kind of warrior spirit.

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As we step out of the way new things are born.

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For most of us, generosity is a quality that must be developed. We have to respect that it will grow gradually; otherwise our spirituality…

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What is truly a part of our spiritual path is that which brings us alive. If gardening brings us alive, that is part of…

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“Working with these distractions, steadying the canoe, letting the waves pass by, and coming back again and again in a quiet and collected way,…

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

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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 is timeless.

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

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

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