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True compassion does not come from wanting to help out those less fortunate than ourselves but from realizing our kinship with all beings.
Pema Chodron
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Pema Chodron
Age: 88
Born: 1936
Born: July 14
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My experience with forgiveness is that it sort of comes spontaneously at a certain point and to try to force it it's not really forgiveness. It's Buddhist philosophy or something spiritual jargon that you're trying to live up to but you're just using it against yourself as a reason why you're not okay.
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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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If you work with your mind, that will alleviate all the suffering that seems to come from the outside.
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we come to realize that other people's welfare is just as important as our own. In helping them, we help ourselves. In helping ourselves, we help the world.
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You see, there really is no separation between you and everyone else.
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Things are as bad and as good as they seem. There's no need to add anything extra.
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As Buddhism moved to the West, one of the big characteristics was the strong place of women. That didn't exist in the countries of origin. It's just a sign of our culture.
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Ego is something that you come to know - something that you befriend by not acting out or by repressing all the feelings that you feel.
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Appreciate everything, even the ordinary... Especially the ordinary.
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When we resist change, it’s called suffering. But when we can completely let go and not struggle against it, when we can embrace the groundlessness of our situation and relax into it’s dynamic quality, that’s called enlightenment
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As our kindness for ourselves grows, so does our kindness for other people.
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The more neurosis the more wisdom.
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Tonglen practice begins to dissolve the illusion that each of us is alone with this personal suffering that no one else can understand.
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The most complete and true happiness comes in moments when you feel right there, completely present, with no ideas about good and bad, right and wrong - just a sense of open heart and open mind.
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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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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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