Pema Chodron on change
Pema Chodron64 quotes“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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We have a choice. We can spend our whole life suffering because we can’t relax with how things really are, or we can relax and embrace the open-endedness of the human situation, which is fresh, unfixated, unbiased.
Pema ChodronPema Chodron The truth you believe and cling to makes you unavailable to hear anything new.
Pema ChodronPema Chodron Since death is certain and the time of death is uncertain, what is the most important thing?
Pema ChodronPema Chodron The greatest obstacle to connecting with our joy is resentment.
Pema ChodronPema Chodron If you follow your heart, you’re going to find that it is often extremely inconvenient.
Pema ChodronPema Chodron It isn’t what happens to us that causes us to suffer; it’s what we say to ourselves about what happens.
Pema ChodronPema Chodron As our kindness for ourselves grows, so does our kindness for other people.
Pema ChodronPema Chodron If we learn to open our hearts, anyone, including the people who drive us crazy, can be our teacher.
Pema ChodronPema Chodron The future is completely open and we are writing it moment to moment.
Pema ChodronPema Chodron So many of us start along the spiritual path because we are suffering. But you must realize that for real healing to occur, there must first be deep compassion for yourself, especially the parts of yourself you dislike or consider ugly.
Pema ChodronPema Chodron Inner peace begins the moment you choose not to allow another person or event to control your emotions.
Pema ChodronPema Chodron Be kinder to yourself. And then let your kindness flood the world.
Pema ChodronPema Chodron The central question of a warrior’s training is not how we avoid uncertainty and fear but how we relate to discomfort.
Pema ChodronPema Chodron 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.
Pema ChodronPema Chodron 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.
Pema ChodronPema Chodron 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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