Jack Kornfield

"In the end we discover that to love and let go can be the same thing."

- Jack Kornfield

"“In the end we discover that to love and let go can be the same thing.”"

- Jack Kornfield

"To let go does not mean to get rid of. To let go means to let be. When we let be with compassion, things come and go on their own."

- Jack Kornfield

"Bring your attention to the pain as if you were gently comforting a child, holding it all in a loving and soothing attention."

- Jack Kornfield

"Part of spiritual and emotional maturity is recognizing that it's not like you're going to try to fix yourself and become a different person. You remain the same person, but you become awakened."

- Jack Kornfield

"In the end, just three things matter: How well we have lived. How well we have loved. How well we have learned to let go."

- Jack Kornfield

"Let go of the battle. Breathe quietly and let it be. Let your body relax and your heart soften. Open to whatever you experience without fighting."

- Jack Kornfield

"To let go is to release the images and emotions, the grudges and fears, the clingings and disappointments of the past that bind our spirit."

- Jack Kornfield

"Peace requires us to surrender our illusions of control."

- Jack Kornfield

"Letting go does not mean not caring about things. It means caring for them in a flexible and wise way. In meditation, we pay attention to our body with care and respect."

- Jack Kornfield

"The goal of practice is always to keep our beginner’s mind."

- Jack Kornfield

"Acceptance unlocks peace hidden behind struggle."

- Jack Kornfield

"Let go of the battle. Breathe quietly and let it be. Let your body relax and your heart soften."

- Jack Kornfield

"The heart is like a garden. It can grow compassion or fear, resentment or love. What seeds will you plant there?"

- Jack Kornfield

"Much of spiritual life is self-acceptance, maybe all of it."

- Jack Kornfield

"Let your body relax and your heart soften. Open to whatever you experience without fighting."

- Jack Kornfield