“The path of meditation and the path of our lives altogether ha to do with curiosity, inquisitiveness.” — Pema Chödrön Copy Share Image
“Many religions have meditations on death to let it penetrate our thick skulls that life doesn’t last forever.” — Pema Chödrön Copy Share Image
If you ask why we meditate, I would say it's so we can become more flexible and tolerant to the present moment. — Pema Chodron Copy Share Image
“But in this meditation technique, we are with the out-breath; there's no particular instruction about what to do until the next out-breath.” — Pema Chödrön Copy Share Image
“We're here to get to know and study ourselves. The path, the way to do that, our main vehicle, is going to… — Pema Chödrön Copy Share Image
While we are sitting in meditation, we are simply exploring humanity and all of creation in the form of ourselves. — Pema Chodron Copy Share Image
In practicing meditation, we're not trying to live up to some kind of ideal -- quite the opposite. We're just being with… — Pema Chodron Copy Share Image
“In order to work with difficult outer circumstances, we need to gather our inner strength. If even ten or twenty minutes of… — Pema Chödrön Copy Share Image
Are you experiencing restlessness? Stay! Are fear and loathing out of control? Stay! Aching knees and throbbing back? Stay! What's for lunch?… — Pema Chodron Copy Share Image
“The calligraphy reads, “Pointing directly at your own heart, you find Buddha.” Listening to talks about the dharma, or the teachings of… — Pema Chödrön Copy Share Image
Every moment is incredibly unique and fresh, and when we drop into the moment, as meditation allows us to do, we learn… — Pema Chodron Copy Share Image
Mindfulness is loving all the details of our lives, and awareness is the natural thing that happens: life begins to open up,… — Pema Chodron Copy Share Image
“Meditation is a process of lightening up, of trusting the basic goodness of what we have and who we are, and of… — Pema Chödrön Copy Share Image
Meditation practice isn’t about trying to throw ourselves away and become something better. It’s about befriending who we are already. The ground… — Pema Chodron Copy Share Image
Meditation is not a matter of trying to achieve ecstasy, spiritual bliss, or tranquillity, nor is it attempting to become a better… — Pema Chodron Copy Share Image
One of the main discoveries of meditation is seeing how we continually run away from the present moment, how we avoid being… — Pema Chodron Copy Share Image
When you open yourself to the continually changing, impermanent, dynamic nature of your own being and of reality, you increase your capacity… — Pema Chodron Copy Share Image
Meditation is about seeing clearly the body that we have, the mind that we have, the domestic situation that we have, the… — Pema Chodron Copy Share Image
“The principle of nowness is very important to any effort to establish an enlightened society. You may wonder what the best approach… — Pema Chödrön Copy Share Image
While we are sitting in meditation, we are simply exploring humanity and all of creation in the form of ourselves. We can… — Pema Chodron Copy Share Image
…feelings like disappointment, embarrassment, irritation, resentment, anger, jealousy, and fear, instead of being bad news, are actually very clear moments that teach… — Pema Chodron Copy Share Image
“Even though peak experiences might show us the truth and inform us about why we are training, they are essentially no big… — Pema Chödrön Copy Share Image
Well, it starts with being willing to feel what we are going through. It starts with being willing to have a compassionate… — Pema Chodron Copy Share Image
“Meditation is an invitation to notice when we reach our limit and to not get carried away by hope and fear.” — Pema Chödrön Copy Share Image
“The meditation technique itself cultivate precision, gentleness, and the ability to let go - qualities that are innate within us.” — Pema Chödrön Copy Share Image
The more we witness our emotional reactions and understand how they work, the easier it is to refrain. — Pema Chodron Copy Share Image
It's helpful to remind yourself that meditation is about opening and relaxing with whatever arises, without picking and choosing. — Pema Chodron Copy Share Image
We don’t sit in meditation to become good meditators. We sit in meditation so that we’ll be more awake in our lives. — Pema Chodron Copy Share Image
“In sitting meditation, we train in mindfulness and unconditional friendliness: in being steadfast with our bodies, our emotions, our thoughts.” — Pema Chödrön Copy Share Image
The most fundamental aggression to ourselves, the most fundamental harm we can do to ourselves, is to remain ignorant by not having… — Pema Chodron Copy Share Image
In meditation and in our daily lives there are three qualities that we can nurture, cultivate, and bring out. We already possess… — Pema Chodron Copy Share Image
One way to practice staying present is to simply sit still for a while and listen. For one minute, listen to the… — Pema Chodron Copy Share Image
“At the root of all the harm we cause is ignorance. Through meditation, that’s what we begin to undo. If we see… — Pema Chödrön Copy Share Image
“Meditation practice is how we discover basic goodness and learn to cultivate bodhichitta. With this view, practice, and activity, even the most… — Pema Chödrön Copy Share Image
“LIFE’S work is to wake up, to let the things that enter into your life wake you up rather than put you to sleep.… — Pema Chödrön Copy Share Image
Since death is certain and the time of death is uncertain, what is the most important thing? — Pema Chodron Copy Share Image
Buddhist words such as compassion and emptiness don't mean much until we start cultivating our innate ability simply to be there with pain with… — Pema Chodron Copy Share Image
The essence of generosity is letting go. Pain is always a sign that we are holding on to something - usually ourselves. — Pema Chodron Copy Share Image
“If the object of meditation were something concrete, something solid and graspable - an image or a statue or a dot on the floor… — Pema Chödrön Copy Share Image
It's a transformative experience to simply pause instead of immediately fill up the space. By waiting, we begin to connect with fundamental restlessness as… — Pema Chodron Copy Share Image
“The essence of life is that it’s challenging. Sometimes it is sweet, and sometimes it is bitter. Sometimes your body tenses, and sometimes it… — Pema Chödrön Copy Share Image
If we run a hundred miles an hour to the other end of the continent in order to get away from the obstacle, we… — Pema Chodron Copy Share Image
“But in this meditation technique, we are with the out-breath; there's no particular instruction about what to do until the next out-breath.” — Pema Chödrön Copy Share Image
“Nothing ever goes away until it has taught us what we need to know. Nothing ever really attacks us except our own confusion. Perhaps… — Pema Chödrön Copy Share Image
So even if the hot loneliness is there, and for 1.6 seconds we sit with that restlessness when yesterday we couldn't sit for even… — Pema Chodron Copy Share Image
If you have rage and righteously act it out and blame it all on others, it's really you who suffers. The other people and… — Pema Chodron Copy Share Image
