Time Quotes by Jack Kornfield

The trouble is that you think you have time.

— Jack Kornfield

Be mindful of intention. Intention is the seed that creates our future.

— Jack Kornfield

No matter how difficult the past, you can always begin again today,

— Jack Kornfield

There are no holy places and no holy people, only holy moments, only moments of wisdom.

— Jack Kornfield

Whatever we cultivate in times of ease, we gather as strength for times of change.

— Jack Kornfield

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

— Jack Kornfield

To live fully is to let go and die with each passing moment, and to be reborn in each new one.

— Jack Kornfield

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

— Jack Kornfield

Whenever we forgive, in small ways at home, or in great ways between nations, we free ourselves from the past.

— Jack Kornfield

The things that matter most in our lives are not fantastic or grand. They are the moments when we touch one another.

— Jack Kornfield

When we take time to quiet ourselves, we can all sense that our life could be lived with greater compassion and greater…

— Jack Kornfield

Each moment of every day is new and then it vanishes. Where is that day? Where is that moment?

— Jack Kornfield

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

— Jack Kornfield

The present moment is really all that we have. The only place you can really love another person is in the present.…

— Jack Kornfield

The knowledge of the past stays with us. To let go is to release the images and emotions, the grudges and fears,…

— Jack Kornfield

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

— Jack Kornfield

In any moment we can learn to let go of hatred and fear. We can rest in peace, love, and forgiveness. It…

— Jack Kornfield

Most of us have spent our lives caught up in plans, expectations, ambitions for the future; in regrets, guilt or shame about…

— Jack Kornfield

“True maturation on the spiritual path requires that we discover the depth of our wounds. As Achaan Chah put it, “If you…

— Jack Kornfield

Wherever you are is the perfect place to awaken. This moment is the exact place to practice compassion and loving awareness. You…

— Jack Kornfield

Acceptance does not mean inaction. We may need to respond, strongly at times...From a peaceful center we can respond instead of react.…

— Jack Kornfield

When I sit with students, I do not just want to help them solve their problems. I want to find a moment…

— Jack Kornfield

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

— Jack Kornfield

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

— Jack Kornfield

A bulging portfolio of spiritual experiences matters little if it does not have the power to sustain us through the inevitable moments…

— Jack Kornfield

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

— Jack Kornfield

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

— Jack Kornfield

Some other people think that awakened consciousness is really about fullness or presence, being completely present for every moment, but these experiences…

— Jack Kornfield

Whatever your difficulties - a devastated heart, financial loss, feeling assaulted by the conflicts around you, or a seemingly hopeless illness -…

— Jack Kornfield

No matter what situation we find ourselves in, we can always set our compass to our highest intentions in the present moment

— Jack Kornfield

Meditation practice is neither holding on nor avoiding; it is a settling back into the moment, opening to what is there.

— Jack Kornfield

“Though one may conquer a thousand times a thousand men in battle, he who conquers himself is the greatest warrior.”

— Jack Kornfield

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

— Jack Kornfield

In sitting on the meditation cushion and assuming the meditation posture, we connect ourselves with the present moment in this body and…

— Jack Kornfield

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

— Jack Kornfield

When we let go of yearning for the future, preoccupation with the past, and strategies to protect the present, there is nowhere…

— Jack Kornfield

In a society that almost demands life at double time, speed and addictions numb us to our own experience. In such a…

— Jack Kornfield

We each have been betrayed. Let yourself picture and remember the many ways this is true. Feel the sorrow you have carried…

— Jack Kornfield

Even time is a concept. In reality we are always in the eternal present. The past is just a memory, the future…

— Jack Kornfield

Forgiveness sees wisely. It willingly acknowledges what is unjust, harmful, and wrong. It bravely recognizes sufferings of the past, and understands the…

— Jack Kornfield