Don’t worry about achieving. Don’t worry about perfection. Just be there each moment as best you can.
PEMA CHODRONDeep down in the human spirit, there is a reservoir of courage. It is always available, always waiting to be discovered.
More Pema Chodron Quotes
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You are the sky. Everything else – it’s just the weather.
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Obstacles are our friends: they teach us where we’re stuck.
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If you follow your heart, you’re going to find that it is often extremely inconvenient.
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It isn’t what happens to us that causes us to suffer; it’s what we say to ourselves about what happens.
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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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Resisting what is happening is a major cause of suffering.
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The greatest obstacle to connecting with our joy is resentment.
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It isn’t the things that are happening to us that cause us to suffer, it’s what we say to ourselves about the things that are happening. The truth you believe and cling to makes you unavailable to hear anything new.
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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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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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Never give up on yourself. Then you will never give up on others.
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There’s nothing more important on our spiritual path than developing gentleness to oneself.
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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 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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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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