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.

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

- Jack Kornfield

Love

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

- Jack Kornfield

Love

"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

Compassion

"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

Personal Growth

"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

Personal Growth

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"Beauty is a gentle and loving heart."

- Beauty and the Beast

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"There is no greater beauty than kindness and compassion."

- Beauty and the Beast

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"Selflessness is the most beautiful trait one can possess."

- Beauty and the Beast

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"A kind heart can bring light to the darkest of places."

- Beauty and the Beast

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"In helping others, we shall help ourselves, for whatever good we give out completes the circle and comes back to us."

- Flora Edwards

Compassion