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.
PEMA CHODRONFeeling irritated, restless, afraid, and hopeless is a reminder to listen more carefully.
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Being satisfied with what we already have is a magical golden key to being alive in a full, unrestricted, and inspired way.
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Things falling apart is a kind of testing and also a kind of healing.
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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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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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Anything we experience, no matter how challenging, can become an open pathway to awakening.
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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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Don’t worry about achieving. Don’t worry about perfection. Just be there each moment as best you can.
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Resisting what is happening is a major cause of suffering.
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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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Appreciate everything, even the ordinary. Especially the ordinary.
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Obstacles are our friends: they teach us where we’re stuck.
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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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The best spiritual instruction is when you wake up in the morning and say, ‘I wonder what’s going to happen today.’ And then carry that kind of curiosity through your life.
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Feeling irritated, restless, afraid, and hopeless is a reminder to listen more carefully.
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As our kindness for ourselves grows, so does our kindness for other people.
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