All Pema Chodron Quotes
- There are many changes in the weather of a day. Changes
- Nothing ever goes away until it has taught us what we need to know. Ever Goes
- The very first noble truth of the Buddha points out that suffering is inevitable for human beings as long as we believe that things last—that… Beings
- Without giving up hope—that there’s somewhere better to be, that there’s someone better to be—we will never relax with where we are or who we… Better
- The first noble truth of the Buddha is that when we feel suffering, it doesn’t mean that something is wrong. What a relief. Finally somebody… Addicted
- We are like children building a sand castle. We embellish it with beautiful shells, bits of driftwood, and pieces of colored glass. The castle is… All
- We have a choice. We can spend our whole life suffering because we can't relax with how things really are, or we can relax and… Choice
- If your mind is expansive and unfettered, you will find yourself in a more accommodating world, a place that's endlessly interesting and alive. That quality… Accommodating
- Be grateful to everyone" is about making peace with the aspects of ourselves that we have rejected... If we were to make a list of… Aspect
- Patience is the training in abiding with the restlessness of our energy and letting things evolve at their own speed. Abiding
- When we touch the center of sorrow, when we sit with discomfort without trying to fix it, when we stay present to the pain of… Betrayal
- The Buddha’s principal message that day was that holding on to anything blocks wisdom. Any conclusion that we draw must be let go. The only… Abide
- Meditation practice isn't about trying to throw ourselves away and become something better. It's about befriending who we are already. Become Something
- It is possible to move through the drama of our lives without believing so earnestly in the character that we play. That we take ourselves… Absurdly
- We insist on being Someone, with a capital S. We get security from defining ourselves as worthless or worthy, superior or inferior. We waste precious… Belittle
- The essence of bravery is being without self-deception. Bravery
- Things are as bad and as good as they seem. There's no need to add anything extra. Add
- Letting there be room for not knowing is the most important thing of all. When there's a big disappointment, we don't know if that's the… Adventure
- The next time you lose heart and you can’t bear to experience what you’re feeling, you might recall this instruction: change the way you see… Addresses
- It's hard to know whether to laugh or to cry at the human predicament. Here we are with so much wisdom and tenderness, and—without even… Butterfly
- Once you create a self-justifying storyline, your emotional entrapment within it quadruples. Create
- Use your life to wake you up. Inspirational
- Instead of making others right or wrong, or bottling up right and wrong in ourselves, there's a middle way, a very powerful middle way...... Could… Agenda
- The truth you believe and cling to makes you unavailable to hear anything new. Anything New
- We work on ourselves in order to help others, but also we help others in order to work on ourselves. Help