Being satisfied with what we already have is a magical golden key to being alive in a full, unrestricted, and inspired way.
PEMA CHODRONEach person’s life is like a mandala – a vast, limitless circle. We stand in the center of our own circle, and everything we see, hear and think forms the mandala of our life … everything that shows up in your mandala is a vehicle for your awakening.
More Pema Chodron Quotes
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There’s nothing more important on our spiritual path than developing gentleness to oneself.
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Never give up on yourself. Then you will never give up on others.
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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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When we resist change, it’s called suffering. But when we can completely let go and not struggle against it, when we can embrace the groundlessness of our situation and relax into it’s dynamic quality, that’s called enlightenment.
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When we are willing to stay even a moment with uncomfortable energy, we gradually learn not to fear it.
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The best spiritual instruction is when you wake up in the morning and say, ‘I wonder what’s going to happen today.’ And then carry that kind of curiosity through your life.
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All situations teach you, and often it’s the tough ones that teach you best.
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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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Things falling apart is a kind of testing and also a kind of healing.
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We have a choice. We can spend our whole life suffering because we can’t relax with how things really are, or we can relax and embrace the open-endedness of the human situation, which is fresh, unfixated, unbiased.
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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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Our true nature is like a precious jewel: although it may be temporarily buried in mud, it remains completely brilliant and unaffected. We simply have to uncover it.
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The essence of generosity is letting go. Pain is always a sign that we are holding on to something – usually ourselves.
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Let your curiosity be greater than your fear.
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Obstacles are our friends: they teach us where we’re stuck.
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