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Getting Quotes by Pema Chodron
- To stay with that shakiness-to stay with a broken heart, with a rumbling stomach, with the feeling of hopelessness and wanting to get revenge-that is…
- We can begin to open our hearts to others when we have no hope of getting anything back. We just do it for its own…
- Meditation isn't really about getting rid of thoughts, it's about changing the pattern of grasping on to things, which in our everyday experience is our…
- 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…
- 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…
- Meditation is not about getting out of ourselves or achieving something better. It is about getting in touch with what you already are.
- Finding the courage to go to the places that scare us cannot happen without compassionate inquiry into the workings of ego... Openness doesn't come from…
- Sticking with that uncertainty, getting the knack of relaxing in the midst of chaos, learning not to panic-this is the spiritual path.
- Openness doesn’t come from resisting our fears but rather from getting to know them well.
- Just pausing for two to three breaths is a perfect way to stay present. This is a good use of our life. Indeed, it is…
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