Usually we think that brave people have no fear. The truth is that they are intimate with fear.
PEMA CHODRONThings falling apart is a kind of testing and also a kind of healing.
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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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All situations teach you, and often it’s the tough ones that teach you best.
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Feel the feelings and drop the story.
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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.
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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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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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Openness doesn’t come from resisting our fears but rather from getting to know them well.
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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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When things fall apart in your life, you feel as if your whole world is crumbling. But actually it’s your fixed identity that’s crumbling. And as Chögyam Trungpa used to tell us, that’s cause for celebration.
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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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If we learn to open our hearts, anyone, including the people who drive us crazy, can be our teacher.
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Feeling irritated, restless, afraid, and hopeless is a reminder to listen more carefully.
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We work on ourselves in order to help others, but also we help others in order to work on ourselves.
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Let your curiosity be greater than your fear.
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There’s nothing more important on our spiritual path than developing gentleness to oneself.
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