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.
PEMA CHODRONWe can let the circumstances of our lives harden us so that we become increasingly resentful and afraid, or we can let them soften us and make us kinder and more open to what scares us. We always have this choice.
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Rejoicing in ordinary things is not sentimental or trite. It actually takes guts. Each time we drop our complaints and allow everyday good fortune to inspire us, we enter the warrior’s world.
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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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One of the deepest habitual patterns that we have is to feel that now is not enough.
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Deep down in the human spirit, there is a reservoir of courage. It is always available, always waiting to be discovered.
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If you follow your heart, you’re going to find that it is often extremely inconvenient.
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Feeling irritated, restless, afraid, and hopeless is a reminder to listen more carefully.
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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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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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Meditation isn’t really about getting rid of thoughts, it’s about changing the pattern of grasping on to things, which in our everyday experience is our thoughts.
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Let difficulty transform you. And it will. In my experience, we just need help in learning how not to run away.
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When things fall apart in your life, you feel as if your whole world is crumbling. But actually it’s your fixed identity that’s crumbling. And as Chögyam Trungpa used to tell us, that’s cause for celebration.
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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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Be kinder to yourself. And then let your kindness flood the world.
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Nothing ever goes away until it has taught us what we need to know.
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Every moment is unique, unknown, completely fresh.
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