The greatest obstacle to connecting with our joy is resentment.
PEMA CHODRONEvery moment is unique, unknown, completely fresh.
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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.
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Feel the feelings and drop the story.
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Every moment is unique, unknown, completely fresh.
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Feeling irritated, restless, afraid, and hopeless is a reminder to listen more carefully.
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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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Openness doesn’t come from resisting our fears but rather from getting to know them well.
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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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Usually we think that brave people have no fear. The truth is that they are intimate with fear.
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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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Don’t worry about achieving. Don’t worry about perfection. Just be there each moment as best you can.
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You build inner strength through embracing the totality of your experience, both the delightful parts and the difficult parts.
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Never give up on yourself. Then you will never give up on others.
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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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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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To be fully alive, fully human, and completely awake is to be continually thrown out of the nest. To live fully is to be always in no-man’s-land, to experience each moment as completely new and fresh. To live is to be willing to die over and over again.
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