Obstacles are our friends: they teach us where we’re stuck.
PEMA CHODRONOne of the deepest habitual patterns that we have is to feel that now is not enough.
More Pema Chodron Quotes
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Feel the feelings and drop the story.
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I can’t overestimate the importance of accepting ourselves exactly as we are right now, not as we wish we were or think we ought to be.
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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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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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Being satisfied with what we already have is a magical golden key to being alive in a full, unrestricted, and inspired way.
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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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Things falling apart is a kind of testing and also a kind of healing.
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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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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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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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Let your curiosity be greater than your fear.
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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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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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You build inner strength through embracing the totality of your experience, both the delightful parts and the difficult parts.
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As our kindness for ourselves grows, so does our kindness for other people.
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