Each 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.
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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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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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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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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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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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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All situations teach you, and often it’s the tough ones that teach you best.
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Being satisfied with what we already have is a magical golden key to being alive in a full, unrestricted, and inspired way.
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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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If we learn to open our hearts, anyone, including the people who drive us crazy, can be our teacher.
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Treat yourself as your own beloved child.
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Things falling apart is a kind of testing and also a kind of healing.
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Resisting what is happening is a major cause of suffering.
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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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Feeling irritated, restless, afraid, and hopeless is a reminder to listen more carefully.
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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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