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Life's work is to wake up, to let the things that enter your life wake you up rather than put you to sleep.

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
Sleep
Rather
Work
Things
Life
Enter
Wake

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That nothing is static or fixed, that all is fleeting and impermanent, is the first mark of existence. Everything is in process.
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To live is to be willing to die over and over again.
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When we protect ourselves so we won't feel pain, that protection becomes like armor, like armor that imprisons the softness of of the heart.
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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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We're afraid that this anger or sorrow or loneliness is going to last forever... Instead, acting it out is what makes it last.
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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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Buddhism itself is all about empowering yourself, not about getting what you want.
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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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Holding on to anything blocks wisdom.
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In truth, there is enormous space in which to live our everyday lives.
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Welcome the present moment as if you had invited it. It is all we ever have, so we night as well work with it rather than struggling against it. We might as well make it our friend and teacher rather than our enemy.
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So many of us start along the spiritual path because we are suffering. But you must realize that for real healing to occur, there must first be deep compassion for yourself, especially the parts of yourself you dislike or consider ugly.
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It isn't the things that are happening to us that cause us to suffer, it's what we say to ourselves about the things that are happening. The truth you believe and cling to makes you unavailable to hear anything new.
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People get into a heavy-duty sin and guilt trip, feeling that if things are going wrong, that means that they did something bad and they are being punished. That's not the idea at all.
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Each of us has a soft spot: the place in our experience where we feel vulnerable and tender. This soft spot is inherent in appreciation and love, and it is equally inherent in pain.
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All situations teach you, and often it's the tough ones that teach you best.
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It isn't what happens to us that causes us to suffer it's what we say to ourselves about what happens.
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