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We hold on to hope, and hope robs us of the present moment.
Pema Chodron
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Pema Chodron
Age: 88
Born: 1936
Born: July 14
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If you work with your mind, instead of trying to change everything on the outside, that's how your temper will cool down.
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We don't set out to save the world we set out to wonder how other people are doing and to reflect on how our actions affect other people's hearts.
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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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All situations teach you, and often it's the tough ones that teach you best.
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Nothing ever goes away until it has taught us what we need to know.
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