In the end, that’s what we all need more than anything else: to be there for each other, in every kind of situation.
PEMA CHODRONSticking with that uncertainty, getting the knack of relaxing in the midst of chaos, learning not to panic-this is the spiritual path.
More Pema Chodron Quotes
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Every moment is unique, unknown, completely fresh.
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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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All situations teach you, and often it’s the tough ones that teach you best.
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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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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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Never give up on yourself. Then you will never give up on others.
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In meditation, you learn how to get out of your own way long enough for there to be room for your wisdom to manifest.
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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.
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The greatest obstacle to connecting with our joy is resentment.
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If you follow your heart, you’re going to find that it is often extremely inconvenient.
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You are the sky. Everything else – it’s just the weather.
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Appreciate everything, even the ordinary. Especially the ordinary.
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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 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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We work on ourselves in order to help others, but also we help others in order to work on ourselves.
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