Contact Quote by Pema Chodron

On the journey of the warrior-bodhisattva, the path goes down, not up, as if the mountain pointed toward the earth instead of the sky.…

— Pema Chodron

At one time I thought that if I could really understand renunciation and bodhichitta from the depths of my heart, then, for this lifetime…

— Tenzin Palmo

“We train in the bodhichitta practices in order to become so open that we can take the pain of the world in, let it…

— Pema Chödrön

“In postmeditation, when the poisons of passion, aggression, or ignorance arise, the instruction is to drop the story line. Instead of acting out or…

— Pema Chödrön

“Bodhisattvas are referred to as enlightened “heroes” or “warriors.” They are highly altruistic beings who have the wisdom to realize that by dedicating themselves…

— Dalai Lama XIV

People talk over and over about bodhichitta, but so often their heart is quite cold.

— Tenzin Palmo

“We awaken this bodhichitta, this tenderness for life, when we can no longer shield ourselves from the vulnerability of our condition, from the basic…

— Pema Chödrön

The true bodhisattva spirit grows out of this personal sense of freedom. You discover that you don't feel so needy anymore. You don't crave…

— Tsoknyi Rinpoche

“Shortsighted people make [experientialism and social reform] opposites, mutually exclusive. [...] The empirical fact is that self-actualizing people, our best experiencers, are also our…

— Abraham H. Maslow

“Rather than going after these walls and barriers with a sledgehammer, we pay attention to them. With gentleness and honesty, we move closer to…

— Pema Chödrön

“The pith instruction is, whatever you do, don’t try to make the poisons go away. When you’re trying to make them go away, you’re…

— Pema Chödrön

I realize that there's a thing called the bodhisattva ideal, and it's a very nice pinnacle of attention. It's a very egotistical thought, ultimately.

— Frederick Lenz