Things falling apart is a kind of testing and also a kind of healing.
PEMA CHODRONTo be fully alive, fully human, and completely awake is to be continually thrown out of the nest. To live fully is to be always in no-man’s-land, to experience each moment as completely new and fresh. To live is to be willing to die over and over again.
More Pema Chodron Quotes
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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 we resist change, it’s called suffering. But when we can completely let go and not struggle against it, when we can embrace the groundlessness of our situation and relax into it’s dynamic quality, that’s called enlightenment.
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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.
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In the end, that’s what we all need more than anything else: to be there for each other, in every kind of situation.
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If you follow your heart, you’re going to find that it is often extremely inconvenient.
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Feeling irritated, restless, afraid, and hopeless is a reminder to listen more carefully.
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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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Let your curiosity be greater than your fear.
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Nothing ever goes away until it has taught us what we need to know.
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When we are willing to stay even a moment with uncomfortable energy, we gradually learn not to fear it.
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Never give up on yourself. Then you will never give up on others.
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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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Inner peace begins the moment you choose not to allow another person or event to control your emotions.
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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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