"It's of no use to look back and……" — Joko Beck
"It's of no use to look back and say, "I should have been different." At any given moment, we are the way we are, and we see what we're able to see. For that reason, guilt is always inappropriate."
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29 Quotes by Joko Beck
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We have self-centered minds which get us into plenty of trouble. If we do not come to understand the error…
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We learn in our guts, not just in our brain, that a life of joy is not in seeking happiness,…
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How do we know if our practice is a real practice? Only by one thing: more and more, we just…
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Awareness is our true self; it's what we are. So we don't have to try to develop awareness; we simply…
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If I were to tell you that your life is already perfect, whole, and complete just as it is, you…
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We have to face the pain we have been running from. In fact, we need to learn to rest in…
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My dog doesn't worry about the meaning of life. She may worry if she doesn't get her breakfast, but she doesn't…
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We are just living this moment; we don't have to live 150,000 moments at once. We are only living one.…
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What does open us is sharing our vulnerabilities. Sometimes we see a couple who has done this difficult work over…
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Life is a second-by-second miracle.
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Practice can be stated very simply. It is moving from a life of hurting myself and others to a life…
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Meditation is not about doing something
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