"Before you taste anything, recite a blessing." ~Rabbi Akiva
"I am a little pencil in the hand of a writing God who is sending a love letter to the world." ~Mother Teresa (Agnes Gonxha Bojarhiu)
"You need to be aware of what others are doing, applaud their efforts, acknowledge their successes, and encourage them in their pursuits. When we all help one another, everybody wins."~Jim Stovall~
"The province of knowledge is to speak; the privilege of wisdom is to listen." ~Anon
"Thousands kiss the books outside, who never look within." ~Anon
Showing posts with label Jack Kornfield. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Jack Kornfield. Show all posts

Monday, July 27, 2009

Jack Kornfield - eternal moment

"We have only now, only this single eternal moment opening and unfolding before us, day and night." ~Jack Kornfield

Identity

"Without being aware of it, you take many things as being your identity: your body, your race, your beliefs, your thoughts."~ Jack Kornfield

Jack Kornfield - adolescence

"The independence and rebelliousness of our adolescence offer us yet another quality essential to our practice; the insistence that we find out the truth for ourselves, accepting no one's word above our own experience." ~Jack Kornfield

Jack Kornfield - spiritual dimension

"When we respect the natural cycles of life, we find that each life's stages has a spiritual dimension." ~Jack Kornfield