World Quotes by Pema Chödrön

We are undoing a pattern... It's the human pattern: we project onto the world a zillion possibilities of attaining resolution.

— Pema Chodron

By the way that we think and by the way that we believe in things, in that way our world is created.

— Pema Chodron

We don't experience the world fully unless we are willing to give everything away.

— Pema Chodron

All the wars, all the hatred, all the ignorance in the world come out of being so invested in our opinions.

— Pema Chodron

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

— 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

It's important to remember, when we're out there aggressively working for reform, that, even if our particular issue doesn't get resolved, we…

— 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

We don't set out to save the world; we set out to wonder how other people are doing and to reflect on…

— Pema Chodron

Few of us are satisfied with retreating from the world and just working on ourselves. We want our training to manifest and…

— Pema Chodron

we come to realize that other people's welfare is just as important as our own. In helping them, we help ourselves. In…

— Pema Chodron

The way I regard those who hurt me today will affect how I experience the world in the future. In any encounter,…

— Pema Chodron

Opening to the world begins to benefit ourselves and others simultaneously. The more we relate with others, the more quickly we discover…

— Pema Chodron

It's said that when we die, the four elements - earth, air, fire and water - dissolve one by one, each into…

— 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

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

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

— Pema Chodron

To lead a life that goes beyond pettiness and prejudice and always wanting to make sure that everything turns out on our…

— Pema Chodron

If you look back at history or you look at any place in the world where religious groups or ethnic groups or…

— Pema Chodron

Nobody else can really begin to sort out for you what to accept and what to reject in terms of what wakes…

— Pema Chodron

To lead a life that goes beyond pettiness and prejudice and always wanting to make sure that everything turns out on our…

— 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

We don’t experience the world fully unless we are willing to give everything away. Samaya means not holding anything back, not preparing…

— 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

Until we stop clinging to the concept of good and evil, the world will continue to manifest as friendly goddesses and harmful…

— Pema Chodron

If we want there to be peace in the world, we have to be brave enough to soften what is rigid in…

— Pema Chodron

How will we experience the world a month, a year, or five years from now? Will we be even angrier, more grasping…

— Pema Chodron

Mindfulness is loving all the details of our lives, and awareness is the natural thing that happens: life begins to open up,…

— 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

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

Rejoicing in ordinary things is not sentimental or trite. It actually takes guts. Each time we drop our complaints and allow everyday…

— 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

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

Hope and fear come from feeling that we lack something; they come from a sense of poverty. We can’t simply relax with…

— Pema Chodron

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

— Pema Chodron

You're the only one who knows when you're using things to protect yourself and keep your ego together and when you're opening…

— Pema Chodron

Some of us can accept others right where they are a lot more easily than we can accept ourselves. We feel that…

— Pema Chodron