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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.

Pema Chodron

Treat yourself as your own beloved child.
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Children Love Self Treat Yourself
Use what seems like poison as medicine. Use your personal suffering as the path to compassion for all beings.
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Compassionate Medicine Personal Poison Suffering Yourself
Our true nature is like a precious jewel: although it may be temporarily buried in mud, it remains completely brilliant and unaffected. We simply have to uncover it.
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Brilliant Bury Jewel Nature Simplicity Temporary True
One of the deepest habitual patterns that we have is to feel that now is not enough.
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Deep Enough Feeling Oneself Pattern
Don’t worry about achieving. Don’t worry about perfection. Just be there each moment as best you can.
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Achievement Best Moments Perfection Worry Yourself
Since death is certain and the time of death is uncertain, what is the most important thing?
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Certain Death Important Philosophy Time
By the way that we think and by the way that we believe in things, in that way our world is created.
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Believe Creation Ourselves Thinking Way World
Rejoicing in ordinary things is not sentimental or trite. It actually takes guts. Each time we drop our complaints and allow everyday good fortune to inspire us, we enter the warrior’s world.
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Complaint Emotional Fortune Goodness Inspirational Ordinary Rejoice World
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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Enough Learning Manifestation Medication Way Wisdom Yourself
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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Brave Courage Discover Human Inspirational Motivational Spirit Wait
Usually we think that brave people have no fear. The truth is that they are intimate with fear.
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Brave Courage Fear Inspirational People Thinking
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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Essence Generosity Ourselves Pain Sign
Appreciate everything, even the ordinary. Especially the ordinary.
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Gratitude Ordinary Praise
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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Celebration Fall Identity Life World Yourself
Openness doesn’t come from resisting our fears but rather from getting to know them well.
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Fear Open Ourselves Resistance
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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Compassionate Path Reality Spiritual Start Suffering Ugly Yourself

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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