Usually we think that brave people have no fear. The truth is that they are intimate with fear.
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
-
-
Use what seems like poison as medicine. Use your personal suffering as the path to compassion for all beings.
PEMA CHODRON -
All the wars, all the hatred, all the ignorance in the world come out of being so invested in our opinions.
PEMA CHODRON -
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.
PEMA CHODRON -
All situations teach you, and often it’s the tough ones that teach you best.
PEMA CHODRON -
Deep down in the human spirit, there is a reservoir of courage. It is always available, always waiting to be discovered.
PEMA CHODRON -
Anything we experience, no matter how challenging, can become an open pathway to awakening.
PEMA 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 CHODRON -
The future is completely open and we are writing it moment to moment.
PEMA CHODRON -
One of the deepest habitual patterns that we have is to feel that now is not enough.
PEMA CHODRON -
Obstacles are our friends: they teach us where we’re stuck.
PEMA CHODRON -
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 CHODRON -
Feeling irritated, restless, afraid, and hopeless is a reminder to listen more carefully.
PEMA CHODRON -
You build inner strength through embracing the totality of your experience, both the delightful parts and the difficult parts.
PEMA CHODRON -
Never give up on yourself. Then you will never give up on others.
PEMA CHODRON -
When we are willing to stay even a moment with uncomfortable energy, we gradually learn not to fear it.
PEMA CHODRON