When we resist change, it’s called suffering. But when we can completely let go and not struggle against it, when we can embrace the groundlessness of our situation and relax into it’s dynamic quality, that’s called enlightenment.
PEMA CHODRONSticking with that uncertainty, getting the knack of relaxing in the midst of chaos, learning not to panic-this is the spiritual path.
More Pema Chodron Quotes
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We have a choice. We can spend our whole life suffering because we can’t relax with how things really are, or we can relax and embrace the open-endedness of the human situation, which is fresh, unfixated, unbiased.
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Anything we experience, no matter how challenging, can become an open pathway to awakening.
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Things falling apart is a kind of testing and also a kind of healing.
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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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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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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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As our kindness for ourselves grows, so does our kindness for other people.
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The greatest obstacle to connecting with our joy is resentment.
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Be kinder to yourself. And then let your kindness flood the world.
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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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Never give up on yourself. Then you will never give up on others.
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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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Obstacles are our friends: they teach us where we’re stuck.
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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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