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Are you experiencing restlessness? Stay! Are fear and loathing out of control? Stay! Aching knees and throbbing back? Stay! What's for lunch? Stay! I can't stand this another minute! Stay!
Pema Chodron
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Pema Chodron
Age: 88
Born: 1936
Born: July 14
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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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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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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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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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The first noble truth of the Buddha is that when we feel suffering, it doesn’t mean that something is wrong. What a relief.
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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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Obstacles are our friends: they teach us where we're stuck.
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But all the time our warmth and brilliance are right here. This is who we really are. We are one blink of an eye away from being fully awake.
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Meditation practice isn't about trying to throw ourselves away and become something better. It's about befriending who we are already.
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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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