All situations teach you, and often it’s the tough ones that teach you best.
PEMA CHODRONIf we learn to open our hearts, anyone, including the people who drive us crazy, can be our teacher.
More Pema Chodron Quotes
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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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Be kinder to yourself. And then let your kindness flood the world.
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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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Resisting what is happening is a major cause of suffering.
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Obstacles are our friends: they teach us where we’re stuck.
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Usually we think that brave people have no fear. The truth is that they are intimate with fear.
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Anything we experience, no matter how challenging, can become an open pathway to awakening.
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The central question of a warrior’s training is not how we avoid uncertainty and fear but how we relate to discomfort.
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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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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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Appreciate everything, even the ordinary. Especially the ordinary.
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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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Treat yourself as your own beloved child.
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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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Never give up on yourself. Then you will never give up on others.
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