Things falling apart is a kind of testing and also a kind of healing.
PEMA CHODRONOur 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.
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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As our kindness for ourselves grows, so does our kindness for other people.
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Let difficulty transform you. And it will. In my experience, we just need help in learning how not to run away.
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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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It isn’t what happens to us that causes us to suffer; it’s what we say to ourselves about what happens.
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All situations teach you, and often it’s the tough ones that teach you best.
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Nothing ever goes away until it has taught us what we need to know.
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There’s nothing more important on our spiritual path than developing gentleness to oneself.
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Resisting what is happening is a major cause of suffering.
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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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Since death is certain and the time of death is uncertain, what is the most important thing?
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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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Every moment is unique, unknown, completely fresh.
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Don’t worry about achieving. Don’t worry about perfection. Just be there each moment as best you can.
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