Whatever your difficulties - a devastated heart, financial loss, feeling assaulted by the conflicts around you, or a seemingly hopeless illness - you can always remember that you are free in every moment to set the compass of your heart to your highest intentions. In fact, the two things that you are always free to do - despite your circumstances - are to be present and to be willing to love.
Jack KornfieldA factor that greatly supports the opening of energy in practice is exercise and care of the physical body.
Jack KornfieldEmbodied courage chooses not to wait until illness or notice of death demands attention.
Jack KornfieldAnger shows us precisely where we are stuck, where our limits are, where we cling to beliefs and fears.
Jack KornfieldWe need courage and strength, a kind of warrior spirit. But the place for this warrior strength is in the heart. We need energy, commitment, and courage not to run from our life nor to cover it over with any philosophy-mate rial or spiritual. We need a warriorโs heart that lets us face our lives directly, our pains and limitations, our joys and possibilities.
Jack Kornfield