To be fully alive, fully human, and completely awake is to be continually thrown out of the nest. To live fully is to be always in no-man’s-land, to experience each moment as completely new and fresh. To live is to be willing to die over and over again.
PEMA CHODRONBeing satisfied with what we already have is a magical golden key to being alive in a full, unrestricted, and inspired way.
More Pema Chodron Quotes
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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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Feeling irritated, restless, afraid, and hopeless is a reminder to listen more carefully.
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When we resist change, it’s called suffering. But when we can completely let go and not struggle against it, when we can embrace the groundlessness of our situation and relax into it’s dynamic quality, that’s called enlightenment.
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If we learn to open our hearts, anyone, including the people who drive us crazy, can be our teacher.
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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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The essence of generosity is letting go. Pain is always a sign that we are holding on to something – usually ourselves.
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We work on ourselves in order to help others, but also we help others in order to work on ourselves.
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Nothing ever goes away until it has taught us what we need to know.
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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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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.
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Whatever happens in your life, joyful or painful, do not be swept away by reactivity. Be patient with yourself and don’t lose your sense of perspective.
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Anything we experience, no matter how challenging, can become an open pathway to awakening.
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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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The second noble truth says that this resistance is the mechanism of what we call ego, that resisting life causes suffering.
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