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Never give up on yourself. Then you will never give up on others.

Pema Chodron

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Pema Chodron
Age: 88
Born: 1936
Born: July 14
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Nothing in its essence is one way or the other.
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We're afraid that this anger or sorrow or loneliness is going to last forever... Instead, acting it out is what makes it last.
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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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Use what seems like poison as medicine. Use your personal suffering as the path to compassion for all beings.
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We feel that we have to be right so that we can feel good... The whole right and wrong business closes us down and makes our world smaller.
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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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True compassion does not come from wanting to help out those less fortunate than ourselves but from realizing our kinship with all beings.
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Patience is not learned in safety.
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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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Each moment is just what it is. It might be the only moment of our life it might be the only strawberry we'll ever eat. We could get depressed about it, or we could finally appreciate it and delight in the preciousness of every single moment of our life.
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Appreciate everything, even the ordinary... Especially the ordinary.
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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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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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As for our inner level of obstacle, perhaps the only enemy we have is that we don't like the way reality is now and therefore wish it would go away fast. But what we need to acknowledge is that nothing ever goes away until it has taught us what we need to know.
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The best spiritual instruction is when you wake up in the morning and say, 'I wonder what's going to happen today.' And then carry that kind of curiosity through your life.
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As each breath goes out, let it be the end of that moment and the birth of something new. . .
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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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We tend to forget that we are part of the natural scheme of things.
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Obstacles are our friends: they teach us where we're stuck.
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