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.
PEMA CHODRONInner peace begins the moment you choose not to allow another person or event to control your emotions.
More Pema Chodron Quotes
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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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Each person’s life is like a mandala – a vast, limitless circle. We stand in the center of our own circle, and everything we see, hear and think forms the mandala of our life … everything that shows up in your mandala is a vehicle for your awakening.
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You are the sky. Everything else – it’s just the weather.
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Treat yourself as your own beloved child.
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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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I 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.
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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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Feeling irritated, restless, afraid, and hopeless is a reminder to listen more carefully.
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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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Openness doesn’t come from resisting our fears but rather from getting to know them well.
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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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Anything we experience, no matter how challenging, can become an open pathway to awakening.
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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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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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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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