If we learn to open our hearts, anyone, including the people who drive us crazy, can be our teacher.
PEMA CHODRONDon’t worry about achieving. Don’t worry about perfection. Just be there each moment as best you can.
More Pema Chodron Quotes
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Treat yourself as your own beloved child.
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Be kinder to yourself. And then let your kindness flood the world.
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Anything we experience, no matter how challenging, can become an open pathway to awakening.
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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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All you need to know is that the future is wide open and you are about to create it by what you do.
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Openness doesn’t come from resisting our fears but rather from getting to know them well.
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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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Feelings like disappointment, embarrassment, irritation, resentment, anger, jealousy, and fear, instead of being bad news, are actually very clear moments that teach us where it is that we’re holding back.
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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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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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Sticking with that uncertainty, getting the knack of relaxing in the midst of chaos, learning not to panic-this is the spiritual path.
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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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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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Appreciate everything, even the ordinary. Especially the ordinary.
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Nothing ever goes away until it has taught us what we need to know.
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