Jack Kornfield quotes - page 4

Without integrity and conscience we lose our freedom. (Jack Kornfield)
The focusing of attention on the breath is perhaps the most universal of the many hundreds of meditation subjects used worldwide. View quote
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Two qualities are at the root of all meditation development: right effort and right aim-arousing effort to aim the mind toward the object. View quote
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We must especially learn the art of directing mindfulness into the closed areas of our life. View quote
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Great spiritual traditions are used as a means to ripen us, to bring us face to face with our life, and to help us to see in a new way by developing a stillness of mind and a strength of heart. View quote
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The wholeness and freedom we seek is our true nature, who we really are. View quote
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Samadhi doesn't just come of itself; it takes practice. View quote
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There is no higher happiness than peace. View quote
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We need energy, commitment, and courage not to run from our life nor to cover it over with any philosophy-material or spiritual. View quote
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To understand ourselves and our life is the point of insight meditation: to understand and to be free. View quote
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Skill in concentrating and steadying the mind is the basis for all types of meditation. (Jack Kornfield)
Yet I knew that spiritual practice is impossible without great dedication, energy, and commitment. View quote
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We can easily become loyal to our suffering ... but it's not the end of the path. View quote
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How did we get into this funny-looking body that has a hole at one end in which we regularly stuff dead plants and animals? It's bizarre that we got here, incarnated into this world with these bodies. View quote
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