When we are willing to stay even a moment with uncomfortable energy, we gradually learn not to fear it.
PEMA CHODRONTo be fully alive, fully human, and completely awake is to be continually thrown out of the nest. To live fully is to be always in no-man’s-land, to experience each moment as completely new and fresh. To live is to be willing to die over and over again.
More Pema Chodron Quotes
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The second noble truth says that this resistance is the mechanism of what we call ego, that resisting life causes suffering.
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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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The future is completely open and we are writing it moment to moment.
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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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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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Openness doesn’t come from resisting our fears but rather from getting to know them well.
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Nothing ever goes away until it has taught us what we need to know. Even if we run a hundred miles an hour to the other side of the continent, we find the very same problem awaiting us when we arrive.
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Sticking with that uncertainty, getting the knack of relaxing in the midst of chaos, learning not to panic-this is the spiritual path.
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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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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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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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The greatest obstacle to connecting with our joy is resentment.
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Obstacles are our friends: they teach us where we’re stuck.
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Let your curiosity be greater than your fear.
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