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The wisdom, the strength, the confidence - the awakened heart and mind are always accessible -- here, now, always.
Pema Chodron
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Pema Chodron
Age: 88
Born: 1936
Born: July 14
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New York City
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Deirdre Blomfield-Brow
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When we scratch the wound and give into our addictions we do not allow the wound to heal.
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Let difficulty transform you. And it will. In my experience, we just need help in learning how not to run away.
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Compassion starts with making friends with ourselves.
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When you begin to touch your heart or let your heart be touched, you begin to discover that it's bottomless.
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Whatever you are doing, take the attitude of wanting it directly or indirectly to benefit others. Take the attitude of wanting it to increase your experience of kinship with your fellow beings.
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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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If your everyday practice is open to all your emotions, to all the people you meet, to all the situations you encounter, without closing down, trusting that you can do that - then that will take you are far as you can go. And then you'll understand all the teachings that anyone has ever taught.
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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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