It isn’t the things that are happening to us that cause us to suffer, it’s what we say to ourselves about the things that are happening. The truth you believe and cling to makes you unavailable to hear anything new.
PEMA CHODRONSo 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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Don’t worry about achieving. Don’t worry about perfection. Just be there each moment as best you can.
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Never give up on yourself. Then you will never give up on others.
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If we learn to open our hearts, anyone, including the people who drive us crazy, can be our teacher.
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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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All situations teach you, and often it’s the tough ones that teach you best.
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Every moment is unique, unknown, completely fresh.
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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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The truth you believe and cling to makes you unavailable to hear anything new.
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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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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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There’s nothing more important on our spiritual path than developing gentleness to oneself.
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Be kinder to yourself. And then let your kindness flood the world.
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Only to the extent that we expose ourselves over and over to annihilation can that which is indestructible in us be found.
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Obstacles are our friends: they teach us where we’re stuck.
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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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