Acceptance Quote by Jack Kornfield

“Thus compassionate behavior builds the sense of self.”

— Steven Stosny

In deep self-acceptance grows a compassionate understanding. As one Zen master said when I asked if he ever gets angry, 'Of course I get…

— Jack Kornfield

“Being compassionate can be an exciting exercise of embracing life if you let it be.”

— Amy Leigh Mercree

Acceptance comes through understanding.

— Steven Petrow

“When we’re kind to ourselves, we create a reservoir of compassion that we can extend to others. Our children learn how to be self-compassionate…

— Brené Brown

“Self-absorption in all its forms kills empathy, let alone compassion. When we focus on ourselves, our world contracts as our problems and preoccupations loom…

— Michele Borba

Compassionate action emerges from the sense of openness, connectedness, and discernment you have created.

— Joan Halifax

In the process of deeply accepting our own inner experience, instead of being identified with a story of a limited self, we realize the…

— Tara Brach

“The ability to be self-compassionate is closely linked to the ability to be compassionate toward others.”

— Carmel Sheridan

To become wholly compassionate requires us to open our eyes and hearts, to behold the pain and exploitation our culture obscures, to arouse deadened…

— Joanne Stepaniak

“Compassionate curiosity about the self does not mean liking everything we find out about ourselves, only that we look at ourselves with the same…

— Gabor Maté

Self-absorption in all its forms kills empathy, let alone compassion. When we focus on ourselves, our world contracts as our problems and preoccupations loom…

— Daniel Goleman