The words of the Buddha offer this truth: โผ Hatred never ceases by hatred but by love alone is healed.
Jack KornfieldAs we learn to bow, we discover that the heart holds more freedom and compassion than we could imagine.
Jack KornfieldEven the most exalted states and the most exceptional spiritual accomplishments are unimportant if we cannot be happy in the most basic and ordinary ways, if we cannot touch one another and the life we have been given with our hearts.
Jack KornfieldTo live life is to make a succession of errors. Understanding this can bring us great ease and forgiveness for ourselves and others.
Jack KornfieldThe unawakened mind tends to make war against the way things are. To follow a path with heart, we must understand the whole process of making war within ourselves and without, how it begins and how it ends. Warโs roots are in ignorance. Without understanding we can easily become frightened by lifeโs fleeting changes, the inevitable losses, disappointments, the insecurity of our aging and death. Misunderstanding leads us to fight against life, running from pain or grasping at security and pleasures that by their nature can never be satisfying.
Jack Kornfield