Acceptance does not mean inaction. We may need to respond, strongly at times...From a peaceful center we can respond instead of react. Unconscious reactions create problems. Considered responses bring peace. With a peaceful heart whatever happens can be met with wisdom...Peace is not weak; it is unshakable.
Jack KornfieldOur ideas of self are created by identification. The less we cling to ideas of self, the freer and happier we will be.
Jack KornfieldOurs is a society of denial that conditions us to protect ourselves from any direct difficulty and discomfort. We expend enormous energy denying our insecurity, fighting pain, death and loss and hiding from the basic truths of the natural world and of our own nature.
Jack KornfieldThere are many ways up the mountain and each of us must choose a practice that feels true to our heart.
Jack Kornfield