Our true nature is like a precious jewel: although it may be temporarily buried in mud, it remains completely brilliant and unaffected. We simply have to uncover it.
PEMA CHODRONMeditation 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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If you follow your heart, you’re going to find that it is often extremely inconvenient.
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Nothing ever goes away until it has taught us what we need to know.
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The best spiritual instruction is when you wake up in the morning and say, ‘I wonder what’s going to happen today.’ And then carry that kind of curiosity through your life.
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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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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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Openness doesn’t come from resisting our fears but rather from getting to know them well.
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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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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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Feel the feelings and drop the story.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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