"One of the essential tasks for living a……" — Jack Kornfield
"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 go of the hopes, the fears, the pain, the past, the stories that have a hold on us that we can quiet our mind and open our heart."
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Jack Kornfield
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214 Quotes by Jack Kornfield
Jack Kornfield has 214 quotes on this site.
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At the end of our life our questions are simple: Did I live fully? Did I love well?
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In spiritual life there is no room for compromise. Awakening is not negotiable; we cannot bargain to hold on to…
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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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We are awakened to the profound realization that the true path to liberation is to let go of everything.
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