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.
PEMA CHODRONNothing ever goes away until it has taught us what we need to know.
More Pema Chodron Quotes
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Be kinder to yourself. And then let your kindness flood the world.
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You are the sky. Everything else – it’s just the weather.
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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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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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Treat yourself as your own beloved child.
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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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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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Never give up on yourself. Then you will never give up on others.
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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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The central question of a warrior’s training is not how we avoid uncertainty and fear but how we relate to discomfort.
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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.
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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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There’s nothing more important on our spiritual path than developing gentleness to oneself.
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Let your curiosity be greater than your fear.
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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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