Needs Quotes by Pema Chödrön

In the end, that's what we all need more than anything else: to be there for each other, in every kind of…

— Pema Chodron

Things are as bad and as good as they seem. There's no need to add anything extra.

— Pema Chodron

Nothing ever goes away until it has taught us what we need to know.

— Pema Chodron

Let difficulty transform you. And it will. In my experience, we just need help in learning how not to run away.

— Pema Chodron

Tonglen is a way for you to be with people who need you - beginning with yourself.

— Pema Chodron

Gloriousness and wretchedness need each other. One inspires us, the other softens us.

— Pema Chodron

All you need to know is that the future is wide open and you are about to create it by what you…

— Pema Chodron

The idea of karma is that you continually get the teaching that you need to open your heart.

— 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

Nothing ever goes away until it has taught us what we need to know. Even if we run a hundred miles an…

— Pema Chodron

As for our inner level of obstacle, perhaps the only enemy we have is that we don't like the way reality is…

— Pema Chodron

The treasure we seek requires no lengthy expedition, no expensive equipment, no superior aptitude or special company. All we lack is the…

— Pema Chodron

When people are hurting, what they really need is someone who is fully there for them - not someone who is condescending…

— Pema Chodron

Every small problem most likely stems from the same root as large problems, and so there is no need to always go…

— Pema Chodron

It's also helpful to realize that this very body that we have, that's sitting right here right now... with its aches and…

— Pema Chodron

If you see a homeless person on the street, and they need food, housing, medical attention - if you can give that,…

— Pema Chodron

Take three conscious breaths. Just pause. Let it be a contrast to being all caught up. Let it be like popping a…

— Pema Chodron

WE ALREADY HAVE everything we need. There is no need for self-improvement. All these trips that we lay on ourselves—the heavy-duty fearing…

— 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

Times are difficult globally; awakening is no longer a luxury or an ideal. It’s becoming critical. We don’t need to add more…

— Pema Chodron

People get into a heavy-duty sin and guilt trip, feeling that if things are going wrong, that means that they did something…

— 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

I have all the support I need to simply relax and be with the transitional, in-process quality of my life. I have…

— Pema Chodron