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 CHODRONThe essence of generosity is letting go. Pain is always a sign that we are holding on to something – usually ourselves.
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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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The greatest obstacle to connecting with our joy is resentment.
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Don’t worry about achieving. Don’t worry about perfection. Just be there each moment as best you can.
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As our kindness for ourselves grows, so does our kindness for other people.
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Let your curiosity be greater than your fear.
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Feeling irritated, restless, afraid, and hopeless is a reminder to listen more carefully.
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One of the deepest habitual patterns that we have is to feel that now is not enough.
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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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You build inner strength through embracing the totality of your experience, both the delightful parts and the difficult parts.
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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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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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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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Use what seems like poison as medicine. Use your personal suffering as the path to compassion for all beings.
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You are the sky. Everything else – it’s just the weather.
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Every moment is unique, unknown, completely fresh.
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