Usually we think that brave people have no fear. The truth is that they are intimate with fear.
PEMA CHODRONOpenness doesn’t come from resisting our fears but rather from getting to know them well.
More Pema Chodron Quotes
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Things falling apart is a kind of testing and also a kind of healing.
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In meditation, you learn how to get out of your own way long enough for there to be room for your wisdom to manifest.
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All you need to know is that the future is wide open and you are about to create it by what you do.
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Feelings like disappointment, embarrassment, irritation, resentment, anger, jealousy, and fear, instead of being bad news, are actually very clear moments that teach us where it is that we’re holding back.
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Feeling irritated, restless, afraid, and hopeless is a reminder to listen more carefully.
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Whatever happens in your life, joyful or painful, do not be swept away by reactivity. Be patient with yourself and don’t lose your sense of perspective.
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Inner peace begins the moment you choose not to allow another person or event to control your emotions.
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Nothing ever goes away until it has taught us what we need to know.
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All the wars, all the hatred, all the ignorance in the world come out of being so invested in our opinions.
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It isn’t the things that are happening to us that cause us to suffer, it’s what we say to ourselves about the things that are happening. The truth you believe and cling to makes you unavailable to hear anything new.
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As our kindness for ourselves grows, so does our kindness for other people.
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You build inner strength through embracing the totality of your experience, both the delightful parts and the difficult parts.
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All situations teach you, and often it’s the tough ones that teach you best.
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Be kinder to yourself. And then let your kindness flood the world.
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Never give up on yourself. Then you will never give up on others.
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