“ When we get too caught up in the busyness of the world, we lose connection with one another - and ourselves. Jack Kornfield
“ Taking the one seat describes two related aspects of spiritual work. Outwardly, it means selecting one practice and teacher among all the possibilities, and inwardly, it means having the determination… Jack Kornfield
“ The knowledge of the past stays with us. To let go is simply to release any images and emotions. Jack Kornfield
“ Sense the blessings of the earth in the perfect arc of a ripe tangerine, the taste of warm, fresh bread, the circling flight of birds, the lavender color of the sky shining in a late afternoon rain pu… Jack Kornfield
“ In the end, just three things matter:How well we have livedHow well we have lovedHow well we have learned to let go Jack Kornfield
“ Wisdom says we are nothing. Love says we are everything. Between these two our life flows. Jack Kornfield
“ The purpose of a spiritual discipline is to give us a way to stop the war, not by our force of will, but organically, through understanding an gradual training. Jack Kornfield
“ Let go of the battle. Breathe quietly and let it be. Let your body relax and your heart soften. Open to whatever you experience without fighting. Jack Kornfield
“ In Buddhist practice, the outward and inward aspects of taking the one seat meet on our meditation cushion. Jack Kornfield
“ Love creates a communion with life. Love expands us, connects us, sweetens us, ennobles us.Love springs up in tender concern, it blossoms into caring action. It makes beauty out of all we touch. In an… Jack Kornfield
“ When we struggle to change ourselves we, in fact, only continue the patterns of self-judgement and aggression. We keep the war against ourselves alive. Jack Kornfield
“ Built on the foundation of concentration is the third aspect of the Buddha’s path of awakening: clarity of vision and the development of wisdom. Jack Kornfield
“ The words of the Buddha offer this truth: ∼ Hatred never ceases by hatred but by love alone is healed. Jack Kornfield
“ Acceptance is not passivity. It is a courageous step in the process of transformation. Jack Kornfield
“ 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, of our maleness and femaleness, of our parenthood and o… Jack Kornfield
“ The entire teaching of Buddhism can be summed up in this way: Nothing is worth holding on to. Jack Kornfield
“ The Third Precept, to refrain from sexual misconduct, reminds us not to act out of sexual desire in such a way as to cause harm to another... The spirit of this precept asks us to look at the motivati… Jack Kornfield
“ I would like to ofer some exercises that can help us use the Five Precepts to cultivate and strengthen mindfulness. It is best to choose one of these exercises and work with it meticulously for a week… Jack Kornfield
“ As we encounter new experiences with a mindful and wise attention, we discover that one of three things will happen to our new experience: it will go away, it will stay the same, or it will get more i… Jack Kornfield
