Let your curiosity be greater than your fear.
PEMA CHODRONAll the wars, all the hatred, all the ignorance in the world come out of being so invested in our opinions.
More Pema Chodron Quotes
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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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The greatest obstacle to connecting with our joy is resentment.
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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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When we are willing to stay even a moment with uncomfortable energy, we gradually learn not to fear it.
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If you follow your heart, you’re going to find that it is often extremely inconvenient.
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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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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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You are the sky. Everything else – it’s just the weather.
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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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Feel the feelings and drop the story.
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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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The truth you believe and cling to makes you unavailable to hear anything new.
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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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In the end, that’s what we all need more than anything else: to be there for each other, in every kind of situation.
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The second noble truth says that this resistance is the mechanism of what we call ego, that resisting life causes suffering.
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