There’s nothing more important on our spiritual path than developing gentleness to oneself.
PEMA CHODRONOne of the deepest habitual patterns that we have is to feel that now is not enough.
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So war and peace start in the human heart. Whether that heart is open or whether that heart closes has global implications.
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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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The greatest obstacle to connecting with our joy is resentment.
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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 build inner strength through embracing the totality of your experience, both the delightful parts and the difficult parts.
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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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Anything we experience, no matter how challenging, can become an open pathway to awakening.
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Obstacles are our friends: they teach us where we’re stuck.
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The truth you believe and cling to makes you unavailable to hear anything new.
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If you follow your heart, you’re going to find that it is often extremely inconvenient.
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Treat yourself as your own beloved child.
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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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Usually we think that brave people have no fear. The truth is that they are intimate with 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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