In meditation, you learn how to get out of your own way long enough for there to be room for your wisdom to manifest.
PEMA CHODRONThere’s nothing more important on our spiritual path than developing gentleness to oneself.
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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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As our kindness for ourselves grows, so does our kindness for other people.
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Openness doesn’t come from resisting our fears but rather from getting to know them well.
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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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Appreciate everything, even the ordinary. Especially the ordinary.
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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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The truth you believe and cling to makes you unavailable to hear anything new.
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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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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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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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Never give up on yourself. Then you will never give up on others.
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The essence of generosity is letting go. Pain is always a sign that we are holding on to something – usually ourselves.
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You are the sky. Everything else – it’s just the weather.
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Every moment is unique, unknown, completely fresh.
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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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