All Pema Chodron Quotes
- Compassion is not a relationship between the healer and the wounded. It’s a relationship between equals. Compassion
- The painful thing is that when we buy into disapproval,we are practicing disapproval. When we buy into harshness,we are practicing harshness. Buy
- Loving kindness towards ourselves doesn't mean getting rid of anything. It means we can still be crazy after all these years. We can still be… All
- Holding on to anything blocks wisdom. Anything Blocks
- We sow the seeds of our future hells or happiness by the way we open or close our minds right now. Close
- Whatever you are doing, take the attitude of wanting it directly or indirectly to benefit others. Take the attitude of wanting it to increase your… Attitude
- It isn't what happens to us that causes us to suffer; it's what we say to ourselves about what happens. Causes
- If you ask why we meditate, I would say it's so we can become more flexible and tolerant to the present moment. Ask
- Being satisfied with what we already have is a magical golden key to being alive in a full, unrestricted, and inspired way. Alive
- Compassion for others begins with kindness to ourselves. Begins
- Without loving-kindness for ourselves, it is difficult, if not impossible, to genuinely feel it for others. Difficult
- Each time you stay present with fear and uncertainty, you're letting go of a habitual way of finding security and comfort. Comfort
- While we are sitting in meditation, we are simply exploring humanity and all of creation in the form of ourselves. We can become the world's… All
- Right down there in the thick of things, we discover the love that will not die. Die
- The Buddha taught that flexibility and openness bring strength and that running from groundlessness weakens us and brings pain. But do we understand that becoming… Becoming
- Simply be present with your own shifting energies and with the unpredictabilit y of life as it unfolds. Energies
- There's nothing more important on our spiritual path than developing gentleness to oneself. Developing
- So war and peace start in the human heart. Whether that heart is open or whether that heart closes has global implications. Closes
- I equate ego with trying to figure everything out instead of going with the flow. That closes your heart and your mind to the person… Closes
- The biggest obstacle to taking a bigger perspective on life is that our emotions capture and blind us. Bigger
- Whatever is happening is the path to enlightenment. Enlightenment
- The painful thing is that when we buy into disapproval, we are practicing disapproval. When we buy into harshness, we are practicing harshness. The more… Arise
- Honesty without kindness, humor, and goodheartedness can be just mean. From the very beginning to the very end, pointing to our own hearts to discover… Beginning
- Let difficulty transform you. And it will. In my experience, we just need help in learning how not to run away. Difficulty
- Our wisdom is all mixed up with what we call our neurosis. Our brilliance, our juiciness, our spiciness, is all mixed up with our craziness… Alert