Anything we experience, no matter how challenging, can become an open pathway to awakening.
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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.
More Pema Chodron Quotes
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Anything we experience, no matter how challenging, can become an open pathway to awakening.
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Usually we think that brave people have no fear. The truth is that they are intimate with fear.
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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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We work on ourselves in order to help others, but also we help others in order to work on ourselves.
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The future is completely open and we are writing it moment to moment.
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Things falling apart is a kind of testing and also a kind of healing.
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Feeling irritated, restless, afraid, and hopeless is a reminder to listen more carefully.
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All situations teach you, and often it’s the tough ones that teach you best.
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All the wars, all the hatred, all the ignorance in the world come out of being so invested in our opinions.
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Nothing ever goes away until it has taught us what we need to know.
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Never give up on yourself. Then you will never give up on others.
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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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Feelings like disappointment, embarrassment, irritation, resentment, anger, jealousy, and fear, instead of being bad news, are actually very clear moments that teach us where it is that we’re holding back.
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The truth you believe and cling to makes you unavailable to hear anything new.
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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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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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