Nothing ever goes away until it has taught us what we need to know.
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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Let difficulty transform you. And it will. In my experience, we just need help in learning how not to run away.
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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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The greatest obstacle to connecting with our joy is resentment.
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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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Feel the feelings and drop the story.
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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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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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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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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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The central question of a warrior’s training is not how we avoid uncertainty and fear but how we relate to discomfort.
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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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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.
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Obstacles are our friends: they teach us where we’re stuck.
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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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If you follow your heart, you’re going to find that it is often extremely inconvenient.
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