After the Ecstasy, the Laundry Quotes

“As surely as there is a voyage away, there is a journey home.”
― Jack Kornfield, After the Ecstasy, the Laundry

“Within the mystery of life there is the infinite darkness of the night sky lit by distant orbs of fire, the cobbled skin of an orange that releases its fragrance to our touch, the unfathomable depths of the eyes of our lover. No creation story, no religious system can fully describe or explain this richness and depth. Mystery is so every-present that no one can know for certain what will happen one hour from now. “

It does not matter whether you have religion or are an agnostic believe in nothing, You can only appreciate (without knowing or understanding) the mysteries of life.”
― Jack Kornfield, After the Ecstasy, the Laundry: How the Heart Grows Wise on the Spiritual Path

“And as to me, I know of nothing else but miracles. WALT WHITMAN”
― Jack Kornfield, After The Ecstasy, The Laundry

“Be a lamp unto yourself, make of yourself a light" were the last words of the Buddha. no teacher or outside authority can give us the truth or take it away. in the end, we will find that our heart holds the simple wisdom and unshakable compassion that we have sought all along.”
― Jack Kornfield, After the Ecstasy, the Laundry: How the Heart Grows Wise on the Spiritual Path

“If this day in the lifetime of a hundred years is lost, will you ever touch it with your hands again? The”
― Jack Kornfield, After The Ecstasy, The Laundry

“If only there were evil people out there insidiously committing evil deeds and it was only necessary to separate them from the rest of us and destroy them. But the line dividing good and evil cuts through the heart of every human being, and who among us is willing to destroy a piece of their own heart?”
― Jack Kornfield, After The Ecstasy, The Laundry

“consciously suffer the impact, to become the ground where the sorrows can be held and reworked. These things can be carried with grace. But it can’t be faked. If you go to someone with 99 percent of goodwill and are still caught in 1 percent anger, all they feel is the anger, and it pushes them from reconciliation. The heart has to willingly hold the whole of suffering for it to be transformed.”
― Jack Kornfield, After The Ecstasy, The Laundry

“Every color shines in the awakened heart.”
― Jack Kornfield, After the Ecstasy, the Laundry: How the Heart Grows Wise on the Spiritual Path

“. It is not enough to touch awakening. We must find ways to live its vision fully.”
― Jack Kornfield, After The Ecstasy, The Laundry

“Be a lamp unto yourself, make of yourself a light' were the last words of the Buddha. no teacher or outside authority can give us the truth or take it away. in the end, we will find that our heart holds the simple wisdom and unshakable compassion that we have sought all along.”
― Jack Kornfield, After the Ecstasy, the Laundry: How the Heart Grows Wise on the Spiritual Path