One of the deepest habitual patterns that we have is to feel that now is not enough.
PEMA CHODRONWhatever 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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You are the sky. Everything else – it’s just the weather.
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You build inner strength through embracing the totality of your experience, both the delightful parts and the difficult parts.
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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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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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The greatest obstacle to connecting with our joy is resentment.
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There’s nothing more important on our spiritual path than developing gentleness to oneself.
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Things falling apart is a kind of testing and also a kind of healing.
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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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Every moment is unique, unknown, completely fresh.
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Anything we experience, no matter how challenging, can become an open pathway to awakening.
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By the way that we think and by the way that we believe in things, in that way our world is created.
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Feel the feelings and drop the story.
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Treat yourself as your own beloved child.
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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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Openness doesn’t come from resisting our fears but rather from getting to know them well.
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