There’s nothing more important on our spiritual path than developing gentleness to oneself.
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Each 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.
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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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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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Inner peace begins the moment you choose not to allow another person or event to control your emotions.
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Appreciate everything, even the ordinary. Especially the ordinary.
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Anything we experience, no matter how challenging, can become an open pathway to awakening.
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You are the sky. Everything else – it’s just the weather.
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By the way that we think and by the way that we believe in things, in that way our world is created.
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Feel the feelings and drop the story.
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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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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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All situations teach you, and often it’s the tough ones that teach you best.
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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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When we are willing to stay even a moment with uncomfortable energy, we gradually learn not to fear it.
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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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