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Let Quotes by Pema Chodron
- The Buddha taught that we're not actually in control, which is a pretty scary idea. But when you let things be as they are, you…
- When you begin to touch your heart or let your heart be touched, you begin to discover that it's bottomless.
- Sometimes we find that we like our thoughts so much that we don't want to let them go.
- Anxiety, heartbreak, and tenderness mark the in-between state. It's the kind of place we usually want to avoid. The challenge is to stay in the…
- The trick is to keep exploring and not bail out, even when we find out that something is not what we thought. That's what we're…
- When we cling to thoughts and memories, we are clinging to what cannot be grasped. When we touch these phantoms and let them go, we…
- In meditation and in our daily lives there are three qualities that we can nurture, cultivate, and bring out. We already possess these, but they…
- Let difficulty transform you. And it will. In my experience, we just need help in learning how not to run away.
- When we practice generating compassion, we can expect to experience our fear of pain. Compassion practice is daring. It involves learning to relax and allow…
- We can let the circumstances of our lives harden us so that we become increasingly resentful and afraid, or we can let them soften us…
- Instead of asking ourselves, 'How can I find security and happiness?' we could ask ourselves, 'Can I touch the center of my pain? Can I…
- As each breath goes out, let it be the end of that moment and the birth of something new. . .
- If it's painful, you become willing not just to endure it but also to let it awaken your heart and soften you. You learn to…
- Life's work is to wake up, to let the things that enter your life wake you up rather than put you to sleep.
- Be kinder to yourself. And then let your kindness flood the world.
- Let your curiosity be greater than your fear.
- It is only when we begin to relax with ourselves that meditation becomes a transformative process. Only when we relate with ourselves without moralizing, without…
- When you begin to touch your heart or let your heart be touched, you begin to discover that it's bottomless, that it doesn't have any…
- When we resist change, it’s called suffering. But when we can completely let go and not struggle against it, when we can embrace the groundlessness…
- 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…
More Let Quotes
- Let us love winter, for it is the spring of genius. — Pietro Aretino
- I am a free man. I do not need to copy Petrarca or Boccaccio. My own genius is enough. Let others worry… — Pietro Aretino
- When you care about human beings, you do your best to not repress and to not let people to repress and to… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- Let each man exercise the art he knows. — Aristophanes
- Stories surge up out of nowhere, and if they feel compelling, you follow them. You let them unfold inside you and see… — Paul Auster
- We want the Israelis to leave. They want to leave - so let us let them leave. — Mahmoud Abbas
- It is all right to hold a conversation but you should let go of it now and then. — Richard Armour
- Let me put it this way: I think Republicans tend to keep the ball in play, Democrats go for broke. — Arthur Ashe