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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More Pema Chodron Quotes
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Resisting what is happening is a major cause of suffering.
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The essence of generosity is letting go. Pain is always a sign that we are holding on to something – usually ourselves.
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Never give up on yourself. Then you will never give up on others.
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Treat yourself as your own beloved child.
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Use what seems like poison as medicine. Use your personal suffering as the path to compassion for all beings.
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We can let the circumstances of our lives harden us so that we become increasingly resentful and afraid, or we can let them soften us and make us kinder and more open to what scares us. We always have this choice.
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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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Each person’s life is like a mandala – a vast, limitless circle. We stand in the center of our own circle, and everything we see, hear and think forms the mandala of our life … everything that shows up in your mandala is a vehicle for your awakening.
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Rejoicing in ordinary things is not sentimental or trite. It actually takes guts. Each time we drop our complaints and allow everyday good fortune to inspire us, we enter the warrior’s world.
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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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Nothing ever goes away until it has taught us what we need to know.
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It isn’t what happens to us that causes us to suffer; it’s what we say to ourselves about what happens.
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Our true nature is like a precious jewel: although it may be temporarily buried in mud, it remains completely brilliant and unaffected. We simply have to uncover it.
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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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The greatest obstacle to connecting with our joy is resentment.
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