Meditation isn’t really about getting rid of thoughts, it’s about changing the pattern of grasping on to things, which in our everyday experience is our thoughts.
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More Pema Chodron Quotes
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Treat yourself as your own beloved child.
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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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If someone comes along and shoots an arrow into your heart, it’s fruitless to stand there and yell at the person. It would be much better to turn your attention to the fact that there’s an arrow in your heart.
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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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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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Appreciate everything, even the ordinary. Especially the ordinary.
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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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There’s nothing more important on our spiritual path than developing gentleness to oneself.
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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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Be kinder to yourself. And then let your kindness flood the world.
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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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Usually we think that brave people have no fear. The truth is that they are intimate with fear.
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You build inner strength through embracing the totality of your experience, both the delightful parts and the difficult parts.
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All you need to know is that the future is wide open and you are about to create it by what you do.
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Nothing ever goes away until it has taught us what we need to know.
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