Since death will take us anyway, why live our life in fear? Why not die in our old ways and be free to live?
Jack KornfieldLet 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 KornfieldNo one knows how this world came into being. It is a creation of consciousness itself. It's extraordinary, a mystery.
Jack KornfieldWhat would we have to hold in compassion to be at peace right now? What would we have to let go of to be at peace right now?
Jack KornfieldLook at every path closely and deliberately. Try it as many times as you think necessary. Then ask yourself and yourself alone one question. This question is one that only a very old man asks. My benefactor told me about it once when I was Young. And my blood was too vigorous for me to understand it. Now I do understand it. I will tell you what it is: does this path have a heart? If it does, the path is good. If it doesn't, it is of no use.
Jack Kornfield