In meditation, you learn how to get out of your own way long enough for there to be room for your wisdom to manifest.
PEMA CHODRONOpenness doesn’t come from resisting our fears but rather from getting to know them well.
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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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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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Openness doesn’t come from resisting our fears but rather from getting to know them well.
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Use what seems like poison as medicine. Use your personal suffering as the path to compassion for all beings.
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Whatever happens in your life, joyful or painful, do not be swept away by reactivity. Be patient with yourself and don’t lose your sense of perspective.
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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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One of the deepest habitual patterns that we have is to feel that now is not enough.
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The second noble truth says that this resistance is the mechanism of what we call ego, that resisting life causes suffering.
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It isn’t the things that are happening to us that cause us to suffer, it’s what we say to ourselves about the things that are happening. The truth you believe and cling to makes you unavailable to hear anything new.
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Every moment is unique, unknown, completely fresh.
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Nothing ever goes away until it has taught us what we need to know.
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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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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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Inner peace begins the moment you choose not to allow another person or event to control your emotions.
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Meditation isn’t really about getting rid of thoughts, it’s about changing the pattern of grasping on to things, which in our everyday experience is our thoughts.
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