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We practice to liberate ourselves from a burden.
Pema Chodron
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Pema Chodron
Age: 88
Born: 1936
Born: July 14
Clergyman
Philosopher
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New York City
New York
Deirdre Blomfield-Brow
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This very moment is the perfect teacher, and, lucky for us, it's with us wherever we go.
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When we resist change, it’s called suffering. But when we can completely let go and not struggle against it, when we can embrace the groundlessness of our situation and relax into it’s dynamic quality, that’s called enlightenment
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If you see a homeless person on the street, and they need food, housing, medical attention - if you can give that, do it. But at the same time, work with tonglen, because that is how you start dissolving the barrier between you and them.
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Until we stop clinging to the concept of good and evil, the world will continue to manifest as friendly goddesses and harmful demons.
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Let your curiosity be greater than your fear.
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Whole-heartedn ess is a precious gift, but no one can actually give it to you. You have to find the path that has heart and then walk it impeccably....It' s like someone laughing in your ear, challenging you to figure out what to do when you don't know what to do. It humbles you. It opens your heart.
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The essence of bravery is being without self-deception.
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When we are willing to stay even a moment with uncomfortable energy, we gradually learn not to fear it.
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Softening what is rigid in our hearts.
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As for our inner level of obstacle, perhaps the only enemy we have is that we don't like the way reality is now and therefore wish it would go away fast. But what we need to acknowledge is that nothing ever goes away until it has taught us what we need to know.
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Peace isn’t an experience free of challenges, free of rough and smooth, it’s an experience that’s expansive enough to include all that arises without feeling threatened.
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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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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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Patience takes courage. It is not an ideal state of calm. In fact, when we practice patience we will see our agitation far more clearly.
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There are many changes in the weather of a day.
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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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Clarity and decisiveness come from the willingness to slow down, to listen to and look at what’s happening.
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We sow the seeds of our future hells or happiness by the way we open or close our minds right now.
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If you're invested in security and certainty, you are on the wrong planet.
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