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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
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Things
Life
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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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Patience is the training in abiding with the restlessness of our energy and letting things evolve at their own speed.
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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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The truth you believe and cling to makes you unavailable to hear anything new.
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How will we experience the world a month, a year, or five years from now? Will we be even angrier, more grasping and fearful, or will some shift have occurred? This depends entirely on the tendencies we reinforce today.
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Clarity and decisiveness come from the willingness to slow down, to listen to and look at what’s happening.
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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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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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Most spiritual experiences begin with suffering. They begin with groundlessness. They begin when the rug has been pulled out from under us.
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Whatever happens in your life, joyful or painful, do not be swept away by reactivity. Be patient with yourself and don't lose your sense of perspective.
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Compassion becomes real when we recognize our shared humanity.
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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.
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Use your life to wake you up.
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The more neurosis the more wisdom.
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When there's a disappointment, I don't know if it's the end of the story. It may just be the beginning of a great adventure.
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Impermanence is a principle of harmony. When we don't struggle against it, we are in harmony with reality.
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When people are hurting, what they really need is someone who is fully there for them - not someone who is condescending or officious. The only way for you to be there for them is by facing your fear or anger, whatever feelings cause you to shut down.
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If there's any possibility for enlightenment, it's right now, not at some future time. Now is the time.
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It's hard to know whether to laugh or to cry at the human predicament. Here we are with so much wisdom and tenderness, and—without even knowing it—we cover it over to protect ourselves from insecurity. Although we have the potential to experience the freedom of a butterfly, we mysteriously prefer the small and fearful cocoon of ego.
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Everything in our lives has the potential to wake us up or put us to sleep. Allowing it to awaken us is up to us.
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