You are the sky. Everything else – it’s just the weather.
PEMA CHODRONEach person’s life is like a mandala – a vast, limitless circle. We stand in the center of our own circle, and everything we see, hear and think forms the mandala of our life … everything that shows up in your mandala is a vehicle for your awakening.
More Pema Chodron Quotes
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Resisting what is happening is a major cause of suffering.
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We can let the circumstances of our lives harden us so that we become increasingly resentful and afraid, or we can let them soften us and make us kinder and more open to what scares us. We always have this choice.
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The central question of a warrior’s training is not how we avoid uncertainty and fear but how we relate to discomfort.
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Be kinder to yourself. And then let your kindness flood the world.
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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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The truth you believe and cling to makes you unavailable to hear anything new.
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Feel the feelings and drop the story.
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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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Inner peace begins the moment you choose not to allow another person or event to control your emotions.
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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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If someone comes along and shoots an arrow into your heart, it’s fruitless to stand there and yell at the person. It would be much better to turn your attention to the fact that there’s an arrow in your heart.
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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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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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