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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More Pema Chodron Quotes
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All situations teach you, and often it’s the tough ones that teach you best.
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When we resist change, it’s called suffering. But when we can completely let go and not struggle against it, when we can embrace the groundlessness of our situation and relax into it’s dynamic quality, that’s called enlightenment.
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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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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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Feeling 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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Inner peace begins the moment you choose not to allow another person or event to control your emotions.
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When we are willing to stay even a moment with uncomfortable energy, we gradually learn not to fear it.
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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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Never give up on yourself. Then you will never give up on others.
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I can’t overestimate the importance of accepting ourselves exactly as we are right now, not as we wish we were or think we ought to be.
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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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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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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 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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