The truth you believe and cling to makes you unavailable to hear anything new.
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.
More Pema Chodron Quotes
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One of the deepest habitual patterns that we have is to feel that now is not enough.
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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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Every moment is unique, unknown, completely fresh.
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Things falling apart is a kind of testing and also a kind of healing.
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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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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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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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The future is completely open and we are writing it moment to moment.
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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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Be kinder to yourself. And then let your kindness flood the world.
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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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If you follow your heart, you’re going to find that it is often extremely inconvenient.
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Inner peace begins the moment you choose not to allow another person or event to control your emotions.
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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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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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