Let your curiosity be greater than your fear.
PEMA CHODRONThere’s nothing more important on our spiritual path than developing gentleness to oneself.
More Pema Chodron Quotes
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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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As our kindness for ourselves grows, so does our kindness for other people.
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Obstacles are our friends: they teach us where we’re stuck.
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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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The future is completely open and we are writing it moment to moment.
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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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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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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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Things falling apart is a kind of testing and also a kind of healing.
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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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Every moment is unique, unknown, completely fresh.
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All situations teach you, and often it’s the tough ones that teach you best.
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Anything we experience, no matter how challenging, can become an open pathway to awakening.
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Let difficulty transform you. And it will. In my experience, we just need help in learning how not to run away.
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