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Sticking with that uncertainty, getting the knack of relaxing in the midst of chaos, learning not to panic-this is the spiritual path.

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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Relaxing
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Spiritual
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Obstacles are our friends: they teach us where we're stuck.
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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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