Be kinder to yourself. And then let your kindness flood the world.
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Treat yourself as your own beloved child.
More Pema Chodron Quotes
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Be kinder to yourself. And then let your kindness flood the world.
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Nothing ever goes away until it has taught us what we need to know. Even if we run a hundred miles an hour to the other side of the continent, we find the very same problem awaiting us when we arrive.
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You are the sky. Everything else – it’s just the weather.
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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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Resisting what is happening is a major cause of suffering.
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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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Usually we think that brave people have no fear. The truth is that they are intimate with fear.
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Only to the extent that we expose ourselves over and over to annihilation can that which is indestructible in us be found.
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We have a choice. We can spend our whole life suffering because we can’t relax with how things really are, or we can relax and embrace the open-endedness of the human situation, which is fresh, unfixated, unbiased.
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You build inner strength through embracing the totality of your experience, both the delightful parts and the difficult parts.
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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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There’s nothing more important on our spiritual path than developing gentleness to oneself.
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Appreciate everything, even the ordinary. Especially the ordinary.
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Obstacles are our friends: they teach us where we’re stuck.
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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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Inner peace begins the moment you choose not to allow another person or event to control your emotions.
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