So war and peace start in the human heart. Whether that heart is open or whether that heart closes has global implications.
PEMA CHODRONThe central question of a warrior’s training is not how we avoid uncertainty and fear but how we relate to discomfort.
More Pema Chodron Quotes
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Treat yourself as your own beloved child.
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As our kindness for ourselves grows, so does our kindness for other people.
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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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Don’t worry about achieving. Don’t worry about perfection. Just be there each moment as best you can.
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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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Being satisfied with what we already have is a magical golden key to being alive in a full, unrestricted, and inspired way.
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Openness doesn’t come from resisting our fears but rather from getting to know them well.
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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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The future is completely open and we are writing it moment to moment.
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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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The essence of generosity is letting go. Pain is always a sign that we are holding on to something – usually ourselves.
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Anything we experience, no matter how challenging, can become an open pathway to awakening.
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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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Resisting what is happening is a major cause of 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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