“We must look at ourselves over and over again in order to learn to love, to discover what has kept our hearts closed, and what it means to allow our hearts to open.”

— Jack Kornfield

Source: A Path with Heart: A Guide Through the Perils and Promises of Spiritual Life

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American writer 1945

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