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Them Quotes by Jack Kornfield
- Once we see that everything is impermanent and ungraspable and that we create a huge amount of suffering if we are attached to things staying…
- As we follow a genuine path of practice, our sufferings may seem to increase because we no longer hide from them or from ourselves. When…
- It is hard to imagine a world without forgiveness. Without forgiveness life would be unbearable. Without forgiveness our lives are chained, forced to carry the…
- Though outer events may be difficult, the key to our happiness is how our mind responds to them.
- It is not enough to know that love and forgiveness are possible. We have to find ways to bring them to life.
- You need a community. They remind you when you forget, and you remind them when they forget.
- The ends do not justify the means. If our actions will bring harm to others, even in the service of some 'good,' they are almost…
- Letting go does not mean not caring about things. It means caring about them in a flexible and wise way.
- Forgiveness sees wisely. It willingly acknowledges what is unjust, harmful, and wrong. It bravely recognizes sufferings of the past, and understands the conditions that brought…
- To bow to the fact of our life's sorrows and betrayals is to accept them; and from this deep gesture we discover that all life…
- Peace requires us to surrender our illusions of control. We can love and care for others but we cannot possess our children, lovers, family, or…
- When the stories of our life no longer bind us, we discover within them something greater. We discover that within the very limitations of form,…
- To undertake a genuine spiritual path is not to avoid difficulties but to learn the art of making mistakes wakefully, to bring them to the…
More Them Quotes
- Poets are the only people to whom love is not only a crucial, but an indispensable experience, which entitles them to mistake… — Hannah Arendt
- A high heart ought to bear calamities and not flee them, since in bearing them appears the grandeur of the mind and… — Pietro Aretino
- If you want to annoy your neighbors, tell the truth about them. — Pietro Aretino
- Flattery and deceit are the darlings of great men, and so with these men spread the butter on thick, if you want… — Pietro Aretino
- As we all know, many people remain buried under tons of rubble and debris, waiting to be rescued. When we think of… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- Those who educate children well are more to be honored than they who produce them; for these only gave them life, those… — Aristotle
- In a democracy the poor will have more power than the rich, because there are more of them, and the will of… — Aristotle
- Jealousy is both reasonable and belongs to reasonable men, while envy is base and belongs to the base, for the one makes… — Aristotle
- Both oligarch and tyrant mistrust the people, and therefore deprive them of their arms. — Aristotle
- Dignity does not consist in possessing honors, but in deserving them. — Aristotle
- Bring your desires down to your present means. Increase them only when your increased means permit. — Aristotle
- Stories surge up out of nowhere, and if they feel compelling, you follow them. You let them unfold inside you and see… — Paul Auster