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.
PEMA CHODRONAll the wars, all the hatred, all the ignorance in the world come out of being so invested in our opinions.
More Pema Chodron Quotes
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Every moment is unique, unknown, completely fresh.
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If you follow your heart, you’re going to find that it is often extremely inconvenient.
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Inner peace begins the moment you choose not to allow another person or event to control your emotions.
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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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There’s nothing more important on our spiritual path than developing gentleness to oneself.
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By the way that we think and by the way that we believe in things, in that way our world is created.
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Openness doesn’t come from resisting our fears but rather from getting to know them well.
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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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In the end, that’s what we all need more than anything else: to be there for each other, in every kind of situation.
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Anything we experience, no matter how challenging, can become an open pathway to awakening.
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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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Obstacles are our friends: they teach us where we’re stuck.
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The future is completely open and we are writing it moment to moment.
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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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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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