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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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Whatever
Enlightenment
Happenings
Happening

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Trying to change ourselves doesn't work in the long run because we're resisting our own energy. Self-improvemen t can have temporary results, but lasting transformation occurs only when we honor ourselves as the source of wisdom and compassion.
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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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At the root of all the harm we cause is ignorance.
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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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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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If you’re aggressive in your dealings, that’s how you’ll be regarded in the world. You might smile and give generously, but if you frequently explode in anger, people never feel comfortable in your presence and you’ll never have peace of mind.
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Wholeheartedly do what it takes to awaken your clear-seeing intelligence, but one day at a time, one moment at a time. If we live that way, we will benefit this earth.
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The truth is that good and bad coexist sour and sweet coexist. They aren't really opposed to each other.
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Difficult people are the greatest teachers.
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This is the tendency of all living things: to avoid pain and to cling to pleasure.
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Since death is certain and the time of death is uncertain, what is the most important thing?
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In the end, that's what we all need more than anything else: to be there for each other, in every kind of situation.
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To cultivate equanimity we practice catching ourselves when we feel attraction or aversion, before it hardens into grasping or negativity.
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it is only to the extent that we are willing to expose ourselves again and again to annihilation that we are able to find that part of ourselves that is indestructible.
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Obstacles are our friends: they teach us where we're stuck.
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The essence of bravery is being without self-deception.
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Meditation takes us just as we are, with our confusion and our sanity. This complete acceptance of ourselves as we are is called maitri, or unconditional friendliness, a simple, direct relationship with the way we are.
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Surrendering, letting go of possessiveness, and complete nonattachment-all are synonyms for accumulating merit.
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Fear itself is the vanguard of wisdom
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So war and peace start in the human heart. Whether that heart is open or whether that heart closes has global implications.
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