The greatest obstacle to connecting with our joy is resentment.
PEMA CHODRONOne of the deepest habitual patterns that we have is to feel that now is not enough.
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Obstacles are our friends: they teach us where we’re stuck.
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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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Nothing ever goes away until it has taught us what we need to know.
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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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Openness doesn’t come from resisting our fears but rather from getting to know them well.
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Resisting what is happening is a major cause of suffering.
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As our kindness for ourselves grows, so does our kindness for other people.
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Nothing ever goes away until it has taught us what we need to know. Even if we run a hundred miles an hour to the other side of the continent, we find the very same problem awaiting us when we arrive.
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Appreciate everything, even the ordinary. Especially the ordinary.
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Every moment is unique, unknown, completely fresh.
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Let your curiosity be greater than your fear.
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We work on ourselves in order to help others, but also we help others in order to work on ourselves.
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Treat yourself as your own beloved child.
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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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You are the sky. Everything else – it’s just the weather.
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