Only to the extent that we expose ourselves over and over to annihilation can that which is indestructible in us be found.
PEMA CHODRONAll situations teach you, and often it’s the tough ones that teach you best.
More Pema Chodron Quotes
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Obstacles are our friends: they teach us where we’re stuck.
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Let difficulty transform you. And it will. In my experience, we just need help in learning how not to run away.
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Treat yourself as your own beloved child.
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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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Nothing ever goes away until it has taught us what we need to know.
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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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Resisting what is happening is a major cause of suffering.
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Be kinder to yourself. And then let your kindness flood the world.
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If you follow your heart, you’re going to find that it is often extremely inconvenient.
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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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So war and peace start in the human heart. Whether that heart is open or whether that heart closes has global implications.
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Our true nature is like a precious jewel: although it may be temporarily buried in mud, it remains completely brilliant and unaffected. We simply have to uncover it.
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Never give up on yourself. Then you will never give up on others.
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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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If we learn to open our hearts, anyone, including the people who drive us crazy, can be our teacher.
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