Faces Quote by Jack Kornfield

“We need a warrior’s heart that lets us face our lives directly, our pains and limitations, our joys and possibilities.”

Jack Kornfield

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“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. This is the beginning and the end of spiritual practice. Only in this moment can we discover that which is timeless. Only here can we find the love that we seek. Love in the past…

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

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

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

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To live in this precious animal body on this earth is as great a part of spiritual life as anything else.

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We do not have to improve ourselves; we just have to let go of what blocks our heart.

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To open deeply, as genuine spiritual life requires, we need tremendous courage and strength, a kind of warrior spirit.

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As we step out of the way new things are born.

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For most of us, generosity is a quality that must be developed. We have to respect that it will grow gradually; otherwise our spirituality…

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What is truly a part of our spiritual path is that which brings us alive. If gardening brings us alive, that is part of…

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“Working with these distractions, steadying the canoe, letting the waves pass by, and coming back again and again in a quiet and collected way,…

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To understand ourselves and our life is the point of insight meditation: to understand and to be free.

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My friends, this body - perhaps more than any other gathering in human history - now faces that difficult task.

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His fingertips slid down from my face, lightly stroking the line of my neck, down toward my shoulder. Everywhere he touched, a trail of…

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I've seen every one, from Motley Crue to John Denver, with tears running down my face. I had no idea everyone had such a…

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So," I said. "Seems you're going to be stuck with me for a while." He smiled. A real smile that lit up his whole…

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We have a fear of facing ourselves. That is the obstacle. Experiencing the innermost core of our existence is very embarrassing to a lot of people. A lot of people turn to something that they hope will liberate them without their having to face themselves. That is impossible. We can't do that. We have to be honest with ourselves. We…

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I went to a mosque in Philadelphia with [my wife] in December 24, 1999. And we we went to this mosque in Philly, and I just had such a strong reaction to the prayer. And I was really emotionally - I felt really grounded at that time. And so to be in this prayer and the imam is doing the…

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If I had a million dollars, I just wouldn't just completely set back. I'd have to get out there and show my face to all these good people who like me, I have to get out there and show my face. The only thing that would set me back if I get sick or something or pass away, that's all…

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It is proposed that a form of free dialogue may well be one of the most effective ways of investigating the crisis which faces society, and indeed the whole of human nature and consciousness today. Moreover, it may turn out that such a form of free exchange of ideas and information is of fundamental relevance for transforming culture and freeing…

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