The essence of generosity is letting go. Pain is always a sign that we are holding on to something – usually ourselves.
PEMA CHODRONWe work on ourselves in order to help others, but also we help others in order to work on ourselves.
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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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Inner peace begins the moment you choose not to allow another person or event to control your emotions.
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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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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.
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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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Usually we think that brave people have no fear. The truth is that they are intimate with fear.
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All situations teach you, and often it’s the tough ones that teach you best.
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You are the sky. Everything else – it’s just the weather.
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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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Use what seems like poison as medicine. Use your personal suffering as the path to compassion for all beings.
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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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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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Since death is certain and the time of death is uncertain, what is the most important thing?
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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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The greatest obstacle to connecting with our joy is resentment.
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