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Life Quote by Pema Chödrön

“Awakeness is found in our pleasure and our pain, our confusion and our wisdom, available in each moment of our weird, unfathomable, ordinary everyday lives.” quote by Pema Chödrön
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““Awakeness is found in our pleasure and our pain, our confusion and our wisdom, available in each moment of our weird, unfathomable, ordinary everyday lives.””

Pema Chödrön

About This Quote

Source Book: Noongar: A Journey Through the Mind, 2009

Awareness arises in both joy and suffering, confusion and insight, present in every ordinary moment of life.

In simple terms: Awareness lives in all moments, good and bad.

Key Takeaway

Notice each feeling as a chance to awaken.

Themes

mindfulness duality presence

Mood

calm reflective

Type

spiritual philosophical

When to use this quote

  • daily meditation
  • stressful work
  • relationship conflict
  • health challenges

Key Concepts

Buddhist practice psychology

Questions to Reflect On

  • How does pain reveal insight?
  • What daily habit can heighten presence?
A Different Perspective

Awareness can be clouded by distraction or denial.

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