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Difficult people are the greatest teachers.

Pema Chodron

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Pema Chodron
Age: 88
Born: 1936
Born: July 14
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The Buddha taught that we're not actually in control, which is a pretty scary idea. But when you let things be as they are, you will be a much happier, more balanced, compassionate person.
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To be fully alive, fully human, and completely awake is to be continually thrown out of the nest. To live fully is to be always in no-man's-land, to experience each moment as completely new and fresh. To live is to be willing to die over and over again.
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Few of us are satisfied with retreating from the world and just working on ourselves. We want our training to manifest and to be of benefit. The bodhisattva-warrior, therefore, makes a vow to wake up not just for himself but for the welfare of all beings.
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None of us is ever OK, but we all get through everything just fine.
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While we are sitting in meditation, we are simply exploring humanity and all of creation in the form of ourselves.
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We practice to liberate ourselves from a burden.
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Nothing in its essence is one way or the other.
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In order to have compassion for others, we have to have compassion for ourselves.
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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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Let your curiosity be greater than your fear.
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Compassion for others begins with kindness to ourselves.
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Never underestimate the power of compassionately recognizing what's going on.
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Don't worry about achieving. Don't worry about perfection. Just be there each moment as best you can. When you realize you've wandered off again, simply very lightly acknowledge that. This light touch is the golden key to reuniting with our openness.
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The essence of generosity is letting go. Pain is always a sign that we are holding on to something - usually ourselves.
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Feel the feelings and drop the story.
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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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Our true nature is like a precious jewel: although it may be temporarily buried in mud, it remains completely brilliant and unaffected. We simply have to uncover it.
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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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We hold on to hope, and hope robs us of the present moment.
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