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As we learn to bow, we discover that the heart holds more freedom and compassion than we could imagine.

As we learn to bow, we discover that the heart holds more freedom and compassion than we could imagine.

Jack Kornfield

Heart, Compassion, Bows

Twitter post from Mar 20, 2015

Beneath the sophistication of Buddhist psychology lies the simplicity of compassion. We can touch into this compassion whenever the mind is quiet, whenever we allow the heart to open.

Jack Kornfield

Buddhist, Lying, Heart

Jack Kornfield (2008). “The Wise Heart: Buddhist Psychology for the West”, p.24, Random House

Refraining from false speech: speech from the heart. Undertake for one week not to gossip (positively or negatively) or speak about anyone you know who is not present with you (any third party).

Jack Kornfield

Party, Heart, Gossip

Joseph Goldstein, Jack Kornfield (2001). “Seeking the Heart of Wisdom: The Path of Insight Meditation”, p.17, Shambhala Publications

Refraining from stealing: care with material goods. Undertake for one week to act on every single thought of generosity that arises spontaneously in your heart.

Jack Kornfield

Heart, Generosity, Care

Joseph Goldstein, Jack Kornfield (2001). “Seeking the Heart of Wisdom: The Path of Insight Meditation”, p.16, Shambhala Publications

We 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 Kornfield

Pain, Heart, Past

Great spiritual traditions are used as a means to ripen us, to bring us face to face with our life, and to help us to see in a new way by developing a stillness of mind and a strength of heart.

Jack Kornfield

Spiritual, Heart, Mean