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All the terrible things we do to ourselves and others from alcoholism to character assignation to abuse to murder come from one cause: the inability to stay present with an uncomfortable feeling in the body and seek short-term relief.
Pema Chodron
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Pema Chodron
Age: 88
Born: 1936
Born: July 14
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By the way that we think and by the way that we believe in things, in that way our world is created.
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To put it concisely, we suffer when we resist the noble and irrefutable truth of impermanence and death.
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It's not a terrible thing that we feel fear when faced with the unknown. It is a part of being alive, something we all share. We react against the possibility of loneliness, of death, of not having anything to hold on to. Fear is a natural reaction to moving closer to the truth.
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Never underestimate the desire to bolt.
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Appreciate everything, even the ordinary... Especially the ordinary.
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Only to the extent that we expose ourselves over and over to annihilation can that which is indestructible in us be found.
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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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If we learn to open our hearts, anyone, including the people who drive us crazy, can be our teacher.
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We can gradually drop our ideals of who we think we ought to be, or who we think we want to be, or who we think other people think we want to be or ought to be.
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Meditation takes us just as we are, with our confusion and our sanity. This complete acceptance of ourselves as we are is called maitri, or unconditional friendliness, a simple, direct relationship with the way we are.
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In a nutshell, when life is pleasant, think of others. When life is a burden, think of others.
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Being preoccupied with our self-image is like being deaf and blind. It's like standing in the middle of a vast field of wildflowers with a black hood over our heads. It's like coming upon a tree of singing birds while wearing earplugs.
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It's important to remember, when we're out there aggressively working for reform, that, even if our particular issue doesn't get resolved, we are adding peace to the world. We have to do our best and at the same time give up all hope of fruition.
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