Wisdom says we are nothing. Love says we are everything. Between these two our life flows.
Jack KornfieldThe grief we carry is part of the grief of the world. Hold it gently. Let it be honored. You do not have to keep it in anymore. You can let go into the heart of compassion; you can weep.
Jack KornfieldBeneath the sophistication of Buddhist psychology lies the simplicity of compassion. We can touch into this compassion whenever the mind is quiet, whenever we allow the heart to open.
Jack KornfieldThe near enemy of love is attachment. Attachment masquerades as love. It says, โI will love this person because I need them.โ Or, โIโll love you if youโll love me back. Iโll love you, but only if you will be the way I want.โ This isnโt love at all - it is attachment - and attachment is rigid, it is very different from love.
Jack Kornfield