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Whatever is happening is the path to enlightenment.

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
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The idea is to develop sympathy for your own confusion.
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Don’t get caught up in hopes of what you’ll achieve and how good your situation will be some day in the future. What you do right now is what matters.
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Meditation is not a matter of trying to achieve ecstasy, spiritual bliss, or tranquillity, nor is it attempting to become a better person. It is simply the creation of a space in which we are able to expose and undo our neurotic games, our self-deceptions, our hidden fears and hopes.
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Allow situations in your life to become your teacher.
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The wisdom, the strength, the confidence - the awakened heart and mind are always accessible -- here, now, always.
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If you see a homeless person on the street, and they need food, housing, medical attention - if you can give that, do it. But at the same time, work with tonglen, because that is how you start dissolving the barrier between you and them.
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We practice to liberate ourselves from a burden.
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We work on ourselves in order to help others, but also we help others in order to work on ourselves.
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Fear itself is the vanguard of wisdom
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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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Usually we think that brave people have no fear. The truth is that they are intimate with fear.
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Each time you stay present with fear and uncertainty, you're letting go of a habitual way of finding security and comfort.
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The future is the result of what we do right now.
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When things are shaky and nothing is working, we might realize that we are on the verge of something. We might realize that this is a very vulnerable and tender place, and that tenderness can go either way. We can shut down and feel resentful or we can touch in on that throbbing quality. (9)
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Awareness is the key. Do we see the stories that we're telling ourselves and question their validity?
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It is possible to move through the drama of our lives without believing so earnestly in the character that we play.
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Opening to the world begins to benefit ourselves and others simultaneously. The more we relate with others, the more quickly we discover where we're blocked.
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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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By not knowing, not hoping to know and not acting like we know what's happening, we begin to access our inner strength.
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