Saturday, April 20, 2013

Jack Kornfield: The Awakened Heart

Jack Kornfield

Today Ron and I joined friends and hundreds of others for an amazing experience participating in our first of two days with Jack Kornfield as he shares teachings rooted in the Psychology of the Awakened Heart. What an extraordinary experience! I am also aware in this moment of my heart being so tender, so open, so filled with gratitude and lovingkindness. And I am moved to share these quotes from this amazing man who illuminates what we have forgotten. May each and every one of us root more and more deeply into a path with heart. May all beings be at peace. Blessed be. Molly

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 "You hold in your hand an invitation: to remember the transforming power of forgiveness and loving kindness. To remember that no matter where you are and what you face, within your heart peace is possible."

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“In the end, just three things matter:

How well we have lived
How well we have loved
How well we have learned to let go”

 
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"To bow to the fact of our life's sorrows and betrayals is to accept them; and from this deep gesture we discover that all life is workable. As we learn to bow, we discover that the heart holds more freedom and compassion than we could imagine."
 
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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 is simply memory, and love in the future is fantasy. Only in the reality of the present can we love, can we awaken, can we find peace and understanding and connection with ourselves and the world."
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"We must look at ourselves over and over again in order to learn to love, to discover what has kept our hearts closed, and what it means to allow our hearts to open."

 
- Jack Kornfield 

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