The second noble truth says that this resistance is the mechanism of what we call ego, that resisting life causes suffering.
PEMA CHODRONOne of the deepest habitual patterns that we have is to feel that now is not enough.
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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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In the end, that’s what we all need more than anything else: to be there for each other, in every kind of situation.
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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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Let your curiosity be greater than your fear.
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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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Treat yourself as your own beloved child.
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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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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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It isn’t the things that are happening to us that cause us to suffer, it’s what we say to ourselves about the things that are happening. The truth you believe and cling to makes you unavailable to hear anything new.
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By the way that we think and by the way that we believe in things, in that way our world is created.
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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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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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We can let the circumstances of our lives harden us so that we become increasingly resentful and afraid, or we can let them soften us and make us kinder and more open to what scares us. We always have this choice.
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You are the sky. Everything else – it’s just the weather.
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Resisting what is happening is a major cause of suffering.
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