Treat yourself as your own beloved child.
PEMA CHODRONRejoicing 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.
More Pema Chodron Quotes
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Nothing ever goes away until it has taught us what we need to know.
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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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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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Feeling irritated, restless, afraid, and hopeless is a reminder to listen more carefully.
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If someone comes along and shoots an arrow into your heart, it’s fruitless to stand there and yell at the person. It would be much better to turn your attention to the fact that there’s an arrow in your heart.
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You are the sky. Everything else – it’s just the weather.
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Feel the feelings and drop the story.
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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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If you follow your heart, you’re going to find that it is often extremely inconvenient.
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Resisting what is happening is a major cause of suffering.
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When things fall apart in your life, you feel as if your whole world is crumbling. But actually it’s your fixed identity that’s crumbling. And as Chögyam Trungpa used to tell us, that’s cause for celebration.
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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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There’s nothing more important on our spiritual path than developing gentleness to oneself.
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Obstacles are our friends: they teach us where we’re stuck.
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The greatest obstacle to connecting with our joy is resentment.
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