Feels Quotes by Pema Chödrön

Feel the feelings and drop the story.

— Pema Chodron

It's not a terrible thing that we feel fear when faced with the unknown. It is part of being alive, something we…

— Pema Chodron

Without loving-kindness for ourselves, it is difficult, if not impossible, to genuinely feel it for others.

— Pema Chodron

Ego is something that you come to know - something that you befriend by not acting out or by repressing all the…

— Pema Chodron

Feel the wounded heart that's underneath the addiction, self-loathing, or anger.

— Pema Chodron

When we feel left out, inadequate, or lonely, can we take a warrior’s perspective and contact bodhichitta?

— Pema Chodron

We feel that we have to be right so that we can feel good... The whole right and wrong business closes us…

— Pema Chodron

One of the deepest habitual patterns that we have is to feel that now is not enough.

— Pema Chodron

What happens with you when you begin to feel uneasy, unsettled, queasy? Notice the panic, notice when you instantly grab for something. (51)

— Pema Chodron

Only in an open, nonjudgmental space can we acknowledge what we are feeling. Only in an open space where we're not all…

— Pema Chodron

The next step is to learn to communicate with the people that you feel are causing your pain and misery- not to…

— Pema Chodron

The still lake without ripples is an image of our minds at ease, so full of unlimited friendliness for all the junk…

— Pema Chodron

Each of us has a "soft spot": the place in our experience where we feel vulnerable and tender. This soft spot is…

— Pema Chodron

Everything that human beings feel, we feel. We can become extremely wise and sensitive to all of humanity and the whole universe…

— Pema Chodron

Ordinarily we are swept away by habitual momentum and don't interrupt our patterns slightly. When we feel betrayed or disappointed, does it…

— Pema Chodron

The most complete and true happiness comes in moments when you feel right there, completely present, with no ideas about good and…

— Pema Chodron

It's not a terrible thing that we feel fear when faced with the unknown. It is a part of being alive, something…

— Pema Chodron

That could be applied to whatever you feel. Maybe anger is your thing. You just go out of control and you see…

— Pema Chodron

The only reason we don't open our hearts and minds to other people is that they trigger confusion in us that we…

— Pema Chodron

The first noble truth of the Buddha is that when we feel suffering, it doesn’t mean that something is wrong. What a…

— Pema Chodron

If we begin to get in touch with whatever we feel with some kind of kindness, our protective shells will melt, and…

— Pema Chodron

Rather than becoming more relaxed, you start pulling down the shades and locking the door. When you do go out, you find…

— Pema Chodron

At least once a year, I imagine that I am about to die. Looking back as truthfully as I can at my…

— Pema Chodron

As long as we're caught up in always looking for certainty and happiness, rather than honoring the taste and smell and quality…

— Pema Chodron

Remind yourself, in whatever way is personally meaningful, that it is not in your best interest to reinforce thoughts and feelings of…

— Pema Chodron

To cultivate equanimity we practice catching ourselves when we feel attraction or aversion, before it hardens into grasping or negativity.

— Pema Chodron

When we protect ourselves so we won't feel pain, that protection becomes like armor, like armor that imprisons the softness of of…

— Pema Chodron

Even if you don't feel appreciation, just look. Feel what you feel; take an interest and be curious.

— Pema Chodron

The first noble truth of the Buddha is that when we feel suffering, it doesn’t mean that something is wrong. What a…

— Pema Chodron

When things are shaky and nothing is working, we might realize that we are on the verge of something. We might realize…

— Pema Chodron

One very powerful and effective way to work with this tendency to push away pain and hold on to pleasure is the…

— Pema Chodron

Someone needs to encourage us not to brush aside what we feel. Not to be ashamed of the love and grief that…

— Pema Chodron

When things fall apart in your life, you feel as if your whole world is crumbling. But actually it’s your fixed identity…

— Pema Chodron

If you’re aggressive in your dealings, that’s how you’ll be regarded in the world. You might smile and give generously, but if…

— Pema Chodron

Next, feel your heart, literally placing your hand on your chest if you find that helpful. This is a way of accepting…

— Pema Chodron

Rejoicing in the good fortune of others is a practice that can help us when we feel emotionally shut down and unable…

— Pema Chodron

Many people hope a spiritual practice will let them avoid what they are ashamed of. But when you hide something from yourself,…

— Pema Chodron

We feel that we have to be right so that we can feel good. We don’t want to be wrong because then…

— Pema Chodron

When we start out on a spiritual path we often have ideals we think we're supposed to live up to. We feel…

— Pema Chodron

While we are sitting in meditation, we are simply exploring humanity and all of creation in the form of ourselves. We can…

— Pema Chodron