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Open Quotes by Jack Kornfield
- When we let go of our battles and open our hearts to things as they are, then we come to rest in the present moment.…
- Let go of the battle. Breathe quietly and let it be. Let your body relax and your heart soften. Open to whatever you experience without…
- To open deeply, as genuine spiritual life requires, we need tremendous courage and strength, a kind of warrior spirit.
- Breathing meditation can quiet the mind, open the body, and develop a great power of concentration.
- We can struggle with what is. We can judge and blame others or ourselves. Or we can accept what cannot be changed. Peace comes from…
- Religion and philosophy have their value, but in the end all we can do is open to mystery and live a path with heart
- It is the basic principle of spiritual life that we learn the deepest things in unknown territory. Often it is when we feel most confused…
- If grief or anger arises, Let there be grief or anger. This is the Buddha in all forms,Sun Buddha, Moon Buddha, Happy Buddha, Sad Buddha.…
- One of the essential tasks for living a wise life is letting go. Letting go is the path to freedom. It is only by letting…
- Beneath the sophistication of Buddhist psychology lies the simplicity of compassion. We can touch into this compassion whenever the mind is quiet, whenever we allow…
- May I be given the appropriate difficulties so that my heart can truly open with compassion. Imagine asking for that.
- When we let go of our battles and open our heart to things as they are, then we come to rest in the present moment.…
- We must look at ourselves over and over again in order to learn to love, to discover what has kept our hearts closed, and what…
More Open Quotes
- I'm literally open to any medium that will have me. — J. J. Abrams
- Keep your ears open, your eyes open, grab everything you can, react, and learn! — Victoria Abril
- The Holy Spirit is our comforter, our teacher. That's why, in prayer, we can ask the Lord to open up Scripture and… — Michele Bachmann
- A sudden bold and unexpected question doth many times surprise a man and lay him open. — Francis Bacon
- Rather than knowing more, I think I've got more open-minded. — David Bailey
- I come from musical theater, and a lot of musical theater is about accepting fantasy. I think it is more about just… — Amy Adams
- A woman knows the face of the man she loves as a sailor knows the open sea. — Honore de Balzac
- Another friend hired me to open doors for him in the moving and relocation business. I did that for 10 years, am… — Ernie Banks
- Although golf was originally restricted to wealthy, overweight Protestants, today it's open to anybody who owns hideous clothing. — Dave Barry
- I grew up in a family that was multifaceted, sexually oriented, and pretty much open to everything. And because I was working,… — Drew Barrymore
- A safe but sometimes chilly way of recalling the past is to force open a crammed drawer. If you are searching for… — James M. Barrie
- If you were to open up a baby's head - and I am not for a moment suggesting that you should -… — Dave Barry