“A further sign of health is that we don't become undone by fear and trembling, but we take it as a message that it's time to stop struggling and look directly at what's threatening us.” ~Pema Chödrön
"All you need to know is the future is wide open and you are about to create it by what you do." ~Pema Chödrön
"Being fully present is being awake to the movement and creation of life, being alive to the process of life itself." ~Pema Chödrön
"Being satisfied with what we already have is a magical golden key to being alive in full, unrestricted, and inspired way." ~Pema Chödrön
“Compassion is not a relationship between the healer and the wounded. It's a relationship between equals. Only when we know our own darkness well can we be present with the darkness of others. Compassion becomes real when we recognize our shared humanity.” ~Pema Chödrön
"Everything is material for the seed of happiness, if you look into it with inquisitiveness and curiosity. The future is completely open, and we are writing it moment to moment. There always is the potential to create an environment of blame - or one that is conducive to loving-kindness." ~Pema Chödrön
"Fear is a natural reaction to moving closer to the truth." ~Pema Chödrön
"Hope and fear come from feeling that we lack something; they come from a sense of poverty. We can’t simply relax with ourselves. We hold on to hope, and hope robs us of the present moment. We feel that someone else knows what is going on, but that there is something missing in us, and therefore something is lacking in our world." ~ Pema Chödrön
"If we learn to open our hearts, anyone, including the people who drive us crazy, can be our teacher." ~Pema Chödrön
"Letting there be room for not knowing is the most important thing of all. When there’s a big disappointment, we don’t know if that’s the end of the story. It may just be the beginning of a great adventure. Life is like that. We don’t know anything. We call something bad; we call it good. But really we just don’t know." ~Pema Chödrön
"Nothing ever goes away until it teaches us what we need to know." ~Pema Chödrön
"Rejoicing in ordinary things is not sentimental or trite. It actually takes guts. Each time we drop our complaints and allow everyday good fortune to inspire us, we enter the warrior’s world." ~Pema Chödrön
"The happiness we seek cannot be found through grasping, trying to hold on to things. It cannot be found through getting serious and uptight about wanting things to go in the direction we think will bring happiness. We are always taking hold of the wrong end of the stick. The point is that the happiness we seek is already here and it will be found through relaxation and letting go rather than through struggle." ~Pema Chödrön
"The most difficult times for many of us are the ones, we give ourselves." ~Pema Chödrön
"The most fundamental aggression to ourselves, the most fundamental harm we can do to ourselves, is to remain ignorant by not having the courage and the respect to look at ourselves Honestly and Gently." ~Pema Chödrön
“The practice of uncovering openness is to take a friendly attitude towards your thoughts and emotions. So that the openness that’s always here is uncovered for a moment there.” ~Pema Chödrön
"The truth you believe and cling to makes you unavailable to hear anything new." ~Pema Chödrön
"True compassion does not come from wanting to help out those, less fortunate than ourselves but from realizing our kinship with all beings." ~Pema Chödrön
"We already have everything we need. There is no need for self-improvement. All these trips that we lay on ourselves, the heavy-duty fearing that we’re bad and hoping that we’re good, the identities that we so dearly cling to, the rage, the jealousy and the addictions of all kinds - never touch our basic wealth. They are like clouds that temporarily block the sun. 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." ~ Pema Chödrön~ "Start Where You Are: A Guide to Compassionate Living"
"We can awaken to basic goodness or birthright." ~Pema Chödrön
"We think that the point is to pass the test or to overcome the problem, but the truth is that things don't really get solved. They come together and they fall apart." ~Pema Chödrön
"When something is bothering you-a person is bugging you, a situation is irritating you, or physical pain is bothering you-you must work with your mind, and that is done through meditation. Working with our mind is the only means through which we’ll actually begin to feel happy and contented with the world that we live in.” ~Pema Chödrön
"Whether we regard our situation as heaven or as hell depends on our perception." ~Pema Chodron
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