Be kinder to yourself. And then let your kindness flood the world.
PEMA CHODRONI can’t overestimate the importance of accepting ourselves exactly as we are right now, not as we wish we were or think we ought to be.
More Pema Chodron Quotes
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Anything we experience, no matter how challenging, can become an open pathway to awakening.
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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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Every moment is unique, unknown, completely fresh.
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All the wars, all the hatred, all the ignorance in the world come out of being so invested in our opinions.
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Feel the feelings and drop the story.
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The future is completely open and we are writing it moment to moment.
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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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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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Let your curiosity be greater than your fear.
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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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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.
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In the end, that’s what we all need more than anything else: to be there for each other, in every kind of situation.
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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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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 truth you believe and cling to makes you unavailable to hear anything new.
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