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.
PEMA CHODRONThings falling apart is a kind of testing and also a kind of healing.
More Pema Chodron Quotes
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Feeling irritated, restless, afraid, and hopeless is a reminder to listen more carefully.
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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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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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The best spiritual instruction is when you wake up in the morning and say, ‘I wonder what’s going to happen today.’ And then carry that kind of curiosity through your life.
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Being satisfied with what we already have is a magical golden key to being alive in a full, unrestricted, and inspired way.
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The future is completely open and we are writing it moment to moment.
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Nothing ever goes away until it has taught us what we need to know.
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If you follow your heart, you’re going to find that it is often extremely inconvenient.
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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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Obstacles are our friends: they teach us where we’re stuck.
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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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Appreciate everything, even the ordinary. Especially the ordinary.
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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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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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Openness doesn’t come from resisting our fears but rather from getting to know them well.
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