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Wisdom Quotes by Pema Chodron
- Never give up on yourself. Then you will never give up on others.
- It's not a terrible thing that we feel fear when faced with the unknown. It is part of being alive, something we all share.
- It's helpful to remind yourself that meditation is about opening and relaxing with whatever arises, without picking and choosing.
- At least once a year, I imagine that I am about to die. Looking back as truthfully as I can at my entire life, I…
- 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…
- Fear itself is the vanguard of wisdom
- There's a reason you can learn from everything: you have basic wisdom, basic intelligence, and basic goodness.
- Holding on to anything blocks wisdom.
- 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…
- Lean into the sharp points and fully experience them. The essence of bravery is being without self-deception. Wisdom is inherent in (understanding) emotions.
- In meditation, you learn how to get out of your own way long enough for there to be room for your wisdom to manifest
- Trying to change ourselves doesn't work in the long run because we're resisting our own energy. Self-improvemen t can have temporary results, but lasting transformation…
- You could begin to notice whenever you find yourself blaming others or justifying yourself. If you spent the rest of your life just noticing that…
- Our neurosis and our wisdom are made out of the same material. If you throw out your neurosis, you also throw out your wisdom.
- If we Pause and breathe in and out, then we can have the experience of timeless presence, of the inexpressible wisdom and goodness of our…
- The wisdom, the strength, the confidence - the awakened heart and mind are always accessible -- here, now, always.
- The more neurosis the more wisdom.
- Fear is a natural reaction to moving closer to the truth
- To lead a life that goes beyond pettiness and prejudice and always wanting to make sure that everything turns out on our own terms, to…
- 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…
- 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…
More Wisdom Quotes
- I keep my friends as misers do their treasure, because, of all the things granted us by wisdom, none is greater or… — Pietro Aretino
- Wise people, even though all laws were abolished, would still lead the same life. — Aristophanes
- We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit. — Aristotle
- It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it. — Aristotle
- I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies; for the hardest victory is over self. — Aristotle
- Dignity does not consist in possessing honors, but in deserving them. — Aristotle
- The virtue of justice consists in moderation, as regulated by wisdom. — Aristotle
- The wise man does not expose himself needlessly to danger, since there are few things for which he cares sufficiently; but he… — Aristotle
- Excellence, then, is a state concerned with choice, lying in a mean, relative to us, this being determined by reason and in… — Aristotle
- You teach best what you most need to learn. — Richard Bach
- Mystery creates wonder and wonder is the basis of man's desire to understand. — Neil Armstrong
- The freethinking of one age is the common sense of the next. — Matthew Arnold