In this there is no judgment and no blame, for we seek not to perfect the world but to perfect our love for what is on this earth.
Jack KornfieldGratitude is confidence in life itself. In it, we feel how the same force that pushes grass through cracks in the sidewalk invigorates our own life.
Jack KornfieldWe each have been betrayed. Let yourself picture and remember the many ways this is true. Feel the sorrow you have carried from this past. Now sense that you can release this burden of pain by gradually extending forgiveness as your heart is ready.
Jack KornfieldBreathing meditation can quiet the mind, open the body, and develop a great power of concentration.
Jack Kornfield