We work on ourselves in order to help others, but also we help others in order to work on ourselves.
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More Pema Chodron Quotes
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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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I can’t overestimate the importance of accepting ourselves exactly as we are right now, not as we wish we were or think we ought to be.
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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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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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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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So many of us start along the spiritual path because we are suffering. But you must realize that for real healing to occur, there must first be deep compassion for yourself, especially the parts of yourself you dislike or consider ugly.
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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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Never give up on yourself. Then you will never give up on others.
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The truth you believe and cling to makes you unavailable to hear anything new.
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Only to the extent that we expose ourselves over and over to annihilation can that which is indestructible in us be found.
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Being satisfied with what we already have is a magical golden key to being alive in a full, unrestricted, and inspired way.
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As our kindness for ourselves grows, so does our kindness for other people.
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The second noble truth says that this resistance is the mechanism of what we call ego, that resisting life causes suffering.
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If we learn to open our hearts, anyone, including the people who drive us crazy, can be our teacher.
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Feeling irritated, restless, afraid, and hopeless is a reminder to listen more carefully.
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The greatest obstacle to connecting with our joy is resentment.
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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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If you follow your heart, you’re going to find that it is often extremely inconvenient.
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The future is completely open and we are writing it moment to moment.
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Anything we experience, no matter how challenging, can become an open pathway to awakening.
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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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You are the sky. Everything else – it’s just the weather.
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Don’t worry about achieving. Don’t worry about perfection. Just be there each moment as best you can.
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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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Since death is certain and the time of death is uncertain, what is the most important thing?
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It isn’t what happens to us that causes us to suffer; it’s what we say to ourselves about what happens.
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