There’s nothing more important on our spiritual path than developing gentleness to oneself.
PEMA CHODRONSticking with that uncertainty, getting the knack of relaxing in the midst of chaos, learning not to panic-this is the spiritual path.
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Sticking with that uncertainty, getting the knack of relaxing in the midst of chaos, learning not to panic-this is the spiritual path.
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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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Let difficulty transform you. And it will. In my experience, we just need help in learning how not to run away.
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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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Appreciate everything, even the ordinary. Especially the ordinary.
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Obstacles are our friends: they teach us where we’re stuck.
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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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Things falling apart is a kind of testing and also a kind of healing.
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Feelings like disappointment, embarrassment, irritation, resentment, anger, jealousy, and fear, instead of being bad news, are actually very clear moments that teach us where it is that we’re holding back.
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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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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 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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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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Resisting what is happening is a major cause of suffering.
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Be kinder to yourself. And then let your kindness flood the world.
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