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In truth, there is enormous space in which to live our everyday lives.

Pema Chodron

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Pema Chodron
Age: 88
Born: 1936
Born: July 14
Clergyman
Philosopher
Writer
New York City
New York
Deirdre Blomfield-Brow
Enormous
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It's important to remember, when we're out there aggressively working for reform, that, even if our particular issue doesn't get resolved, we are adding peace to the world. We have to do our best and at the same time give up all hope of fruition.
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When you have made good friends with yourself, your situation will be more friendly too.
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Someone needs to encourage us not to brush aside what we feel. Not to be ashamed of the love and grief that it arouses in us. Not to be afraid of pain. Someone needs to encourage us: that this soft spot in us could be awakened, and that to do this would change our lives.
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If you work with your mind, instead of trying to change everything on the outside, that's how your temper will cool down.
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As long as our orientation is toward perfection or success, we will never learn about unconditional friendship with ourselves, nor will we find compassion.
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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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If we learn to open our hearts, anyone, including the people who drive us crazy, can be our teacher.
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Never underestimate the power of compassionately recognizing what's going on.
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Only in an open, nonjudgmental space can we acknowledge what we are feeling. Only in an open space where we're not all caught up in our own version of reality can we see and hear and feel who others really are, which allows us to be with them and communicate with them properly.
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I'm here to tell you that the path to peace is right there, when you want to get away.
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The Process of becoming unstuck requires tremendous bravery, because basically we are completely changing our way of perceiving reality.
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The very first noble truth of the Buddha points out that suffering is inevitable for human beings as long as we believe that things last—that they don’t disintegrate, that they can be counted on to satisfy our hunger for security.
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Surrendering, letting go of possessiveness, and complete nonattachment-all are synonyms for accumulating merit.
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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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What you do for yourself, you're doing for others, and what you do for others, you're doing for yourself.
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Are you experiencing restlessness? Stay! Are fear and loathing out of control? Stay! Aching knees and throbbing back? Stay! What's for lunch? Stay! I can't stand this another minute! Stay!
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One can appreciate & celebrate each moment — there’s nothing more sacred. There’s nothing more vast or absolute. In fact, there’s nothing more!
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Resistance to unwanted circumstances has the power to keep those circumstances alive and well for a very long time.
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Never underestimate the desire to bolt.
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The approach is that the best way to use unwanted circumstances on the path of enlightenment is not to resist but to lean into them.
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