Enlightenment Quotes by Pema Chödrön

Every day is a new opportunity to work with what you have inside toward enlightenment.

— Pema Chodron

Buddhism itself is all about empowering yourself, not about getting what you want.

— Pema Chodron

Whatever is happening is the path to enlightenment.

— Pema Chodron

“The principle of nowness is very important to any effort to establish an enlightened society.”

— Pema Chödrön

Enlightenment is a direct experience with reality.

— Pema Chodron

As Buddhism moved from one culture to another, it always adapted.

— Pema Chodron

“When the world is filled with evil, transform all mishaps into the path of enlightenment.”

— Pema Chödrön

“Like a treasure found at home, enriching me without fatigue, you, my dear troublemaker, are the means by which a confused person…

— Pema Chödrön

“When the world is filled with evil, all mishaps, all difficulties, should be transformed into the path of enlightenment.”

— Pema Chödrön

If there's any possibility for enlightenment, it's right now, not at some future time. Now is the time.

— Pema Chodron

The Buddha taught that we're not actually in control, which is a pretty scary idea. But when you let things be as…

— Pema Chodron

The approach is that the best way to use unwanted circumstances on the path of enlightenment is not to resist but to…

— Pema Chodron

“When you meet the Buddha, kill the Buddha” means that when you see that you’re grasping or clinging to anything, whether conventionally…

— Pema Chödrön

To stay with that shakiness-to stay with a broken heart, with a rumbling stomach, with the feeling of hopelessness and wanting to…

— Pema Chodron

“TURNING YOUR MIND toward the dharma does not bring security or confirmation. Turning your mind toward the dharma does not bring any…

— Pema Chödrön

“The calligraphy reads, “Pointing directly at your own heart, you find Buddha.” Listening to talks about the dharma, or the teachings of…

— Pema Chödrön

“When we resist change, it’s called suffering. But when we can completely let go and not struggle against it, when we can…

— Pema Chodron

“Rather than going after these walls and barriers with a sledgehammer, we pay attention to them. With gentleness and honesty, we move…

— Pema Chödrön

“When one of the emperors of China asked Bodhidharma (the Zen master who brought Zen from India to China) what enlightenment was,…

— Pema Chödrön

“There was once a lady who was arrogant and proud. Determined to attain enlightenment, she asked all the authorities how to go…

— Pema Chödrön

“Buddha is our inherent nature—our buddha nature—and what that means is that if you’re going to grow up fully, the way that…

— Pema Chödrön