Kindness Quotes by Pema Chödrön

18 Kindness quotes by Pema Chödrön

Pema Chodron’s 18 insights frame kindness as a meditation practice, encouraging readers to cultivate compassion with patience and presence.

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As our kindness for ourselves grows, so does our kindness for other people.

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“THE ESSENCE of generosity is letting go.”

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Be kinder to yourself. And then let your kindness flood the world.

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Honesty without kindness, humor, and goodheartedness can be just mean.

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Compassion for others begins with kindness to ourselves.

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Share the wealth. Be generous with your joy. Give away what you most want. Be generous with your insights and delights.

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“Practicing loving-kindness toward ourselves seems as good a way as any to start illuminating the darkness of difficult times.”

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

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Honesty without kindness, humor, and goodheartedness can be just mean. From the very beginning to the very end, pointing to our own…

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Everything is material for the seed of happiness, if you look into it with inquisitiveness and curiosity. The future is completely open,…

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

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What you do for yourself, any gesture of kindness, any gesture of gentleness, any gesture of honesty and clear seeing toward yourself,…

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“The formal practice of loving-kindness or maitri has seven stages. We begin by engendering loving-kindness for ourselves and then expand it at…

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“So, along with clear seeing, there’s another important element, and that’s kindness. It seems that, without clarity and honesty, we don’t progress.…

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“When things fall apart and we can’t get the pieces back together, when we lose something dear to us, when they whole…

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Although it is embarrassing and painful, it is very healing to stop hiding from yourself. It is healing to know all the…

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Loving kindness towards ourselves doesn't mean getting rid of anything. It means we can still be crazy after all these years. We…

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You could begin to notice whenever you find yourself blaming others or justifying yourself. If you spent the rest of your life…

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