Things falling apart is a kind of testing and also a kind of healing.
PEMA CHODRONBe kinder to yourself. And then let your kindness flood the world.
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Nothing ever goes away until it has taught us what we need to know.
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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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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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When we are willing to stay even a moment with uncomfortable energy, we gradually learn not to fear it.
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As our kindness for ourselves grows, so does our kindness for other people.
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Appreciate everything, even the ordinary. Especially the ordinary.
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There’s nothing more important on our spiritual path than developing gentleness to oneself.
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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.
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Since death is certain and the time of death is uncertain, what is the most important thing?
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To be fully alive, fully human, and completely awake is to be continually thrown out of the nest. To live fully is to be always in no-man’s-land, to experience each moment as completely new and fresh. To live is to be willing to die over and over again.
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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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Whatever happens in your life, joyful or painful, do not be swept away by reactivity. Be patient with yourself and don’t lose your sense of perspective.
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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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Treat yourself as your own beloved child.
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Obstacles are our friends: they teach us where we’re stuck.
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