Mind Quotes by Pema Chödrön

We can spend our whole lives escaping from the monsters of our minds. (36)

— Pema Chodron

If you work with your mind, instead of trying to change everything on the outside... that's how your temper will cool down.

— Pema Chodron

The wisdom, the strength, the confidence - the awakened heart and mind are always accessible -- here, now, always.

— Pema Chodron

We sow the seeds of our future hells or happiness by the way we open or close our minds right now.

— Pema Chodron

If you work with your mind, that will alleviate all the suffering that seems to come from the outside.

— Pema Chodron

If we Pause and breathe in and out, then we can have the experience of timeless presence, of the inexpressible wisdom and…

— 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

If your mind is expansive and unfettered, you will find yourself in a more accommodating world, a place that's endlessly interesting and…

— 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

I equate ego with trying to figure everything out instead of going with the flow. That closes your heart and your mind…

— Pema Chodron

All the terrible things we do to ourselves and others from alcoholism to character assignation to abuse to murder come from one…

— Pema Chodron

Maybe the most important teaching is to lighten up and relax. It's such a huge help in working with our crazy mixed-up…

— 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

Cool loneliness allows us to look honestly and without aggressionat our own minds. We can gradually drop our ideals of who we…

— 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

Underneath our ordinary lives, underneath all the talking we do, all the moving we do, all the thoughts in our minds, there's…

— Pema Chodron

The mind is very wild. The human experience is full of unpredictability and paradox, joys and sorrows, successes and failures. We can't…

— Pema Chodron

Meditation is about seeing clearly the body that we have, the mind that we have, the domestic situation that we have, the…

— Pema Chodron

When you open yourself to the continually changing, impermanent, dynamic nature of your own being and of reality, you increase your capacity…

— Pema Chodron

When Things Fall Apart” and I quote “Life is a good teacher and a good friend. Things are always in transition, if…

— Pema Chodron

Ego could be defined as whatever covers up basic goodness. From an experiential point of view, what is ego covering up? It's…

— Pema Chodron

Over time, as the thinking mind begins to settle [through the practice of meditation], we’ll start to see our patterns and habits…

— Pema Chodron

The trick is to keep exploring and not bail out, even when we find out that something is not what we thought.…

— Pema Chodron

We are not given any promises that, because of our noble intentions, everything will be okay. We learn that what truly heals…

— Pema Chodron

It is possible to move through the drama of our lives without believing so earnestly in the character that we play. That…

— Pema Chodron

When we sit down to meditate, we connect with something unconditional - a state of mind, a basic environment that does not…

— Pema Chodron

As human beings, not only do we seek resolution, but we also feel that we deserve resolution. However, not only do we…

— Pema Chodron

When you refrain from habitual thoughts and behavior, the uncomfortable feelings will still be there. They don’t magically disappear. Over the years,…

— Pema Chodron