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Impermanence is a principle of harmony. When we don't struggle against it, we are in harmony with reality.

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
Principle
Buddhism
Harmony
Principles
Struggle
Suffering
Transience
Reality
Impermanence
Mindfulness

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It's hard to know whether to laugh or to cry at the human predicament. Here we are with so much wisdom and tenderness, and—without even knowing it—we cover it over to protect ourselves from insecurity. Although we have the potential to experience the freedom of a butterfly, we mysteriously prefer the small and fearful cocoon of ego.
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Compassion for others begins with kindness to ourselves.
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None of us is ever OK, but we all get through everything just fine.
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We think that the point is to pass the test or to overcome the problem, but the truth is that things don't really get solved. They come together and they fall apart.
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When we scratch the wound and give into our addictions we do not allow the wound to heal.
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Honesty without kindness, humor, and goodheartedness can be just mean. From the very beginning to the very end, pointing to our own hearts to discover what is true isn’t just a matter of honesty but also of compassion and respect for what we see.
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Discomfort of any kind becomes the basis for practice. We breathe in knowing our pain is shared.
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Searching for happiness prevents us from ever finding it.
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By becoming intimate with how we close down and how we open up, we awaken our unlimited potential.
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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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If we learn to open our hearts, anyone, including the people who drive us crazy, can be our teacher.
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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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