To bow to the fact of our life's sorrows and betrayals is to accept th…

Jack Kornfield
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To bow to the fact of our life's sorrows and betrayals is to accept them; and from this deep gesture we discover that all life is workable. As we learn to bow, we discover that the heart holds more freedom and compassion than we could imagine. ✨ Jack Kornfield (2008). After The Ecstasy, The Laundry, p.11, Random House
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