All Pema Chodron Quotes
- Inner # peace begins the moment you choose not to allow another person or event to control your # emotions Allow
- Just where you are-that's the place to start! Funny
- As we practice, we begin to know the difference between our fantasy and reality. Begin
- The essence of practice is always the same: instead of falling prey to a chain reaction of revenge or self-hatred, we gradually learn to catch… Catch
- We feel that we have to be right so that we can feel good. We don’t want to be wrong because then we’ll feel bad.… All
- Well, it starts with being willing to feel what we are going through. It starts with being willing to have a compassionate relationship with the… Acknowledge
- We can drop the fundamental hope that there is a better "me" who one day will emerge. We can't just jump over ourselves as if… Better
- At some point, we realize that what we do for ourselves benefits others, and what we do for others benefits us. Benefits
- When we feel left out, inadequate, or lonely, can we take a warrior’s perspective and contact bodhichitta? Bodhichitta
- As Buddhism moved to the West, one of the big characteristics was the strong place of women. That didn't exist in the countries of origin.… Big
- All ego really is, is our opinions, which we take to be solid, real, and the absolute truth about how things are. Absolute
- There's something delicious about finding fault with something. And that can be including finding fault with one's self, you know? Delicious
- Although it is embarrassing and painful, it is very healing to stop hiding from yourself. It is healing to know all the ways that you’re… All
- If you're invested in security and certainty, you are on the wrong planet. Certainty
- The idea of karma is that you continually get the teaching that you need to open your heart. Continually
- Although we have the potential to experience the freedom of a butterfly, we mysteriously prefer the small and fearful cocoon of ego. Butterfly
- The essence of our whole path is in that place of discomfort, and what do we do with it? Discomfort
- We are one blink of an eye away from being fully awake Awake
- Patience takes courage. It is not an ideal state of calm. In fact, when we practice patience we will see our agitation far more clearly. Agitation
- Every moment is incredibly unique and fresh, and when we drop into the moment, as meditation allows us to do, we learn how to truly… Allows
- Sometimes people's spiritual ideas become fixed and they use them against those who don't share their beliefs - in effect, becoming fundamentalist. It's very dangerous… Bad
- According to the Buddhist belief, you can go on and on indefinitely, so you see your life as just a brief moment in time. According
- As Buddhism moved from one culture to another, it always adapted. Adapted
- All the terrible things we do to ourselves and others from alcoholism to character assignation to abuse to murder come from one cause: the inability… Abuse
- Each moment is just what it is. It might be the only moment of our life; it might be the only strawberry we'll ever eat.… Appreciate