"We're not trying to be something we aren't;……" — Pema Chodron

"We're not trying to be something we aren't; rather, we're reconnecting with who we are."

— Pema Chodron

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360 Quotes by Pema Chodron

Pema Chodron has 360 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

The Buddha taught that we're not actually in control, which is a pretty scary idea. But when you let things…
We are not human beings having a spiritual experience, we are spiritual beings having a human experience and Infinite love…
Even if you don't feel appreciation, just look. Feel what you feel; take an interest and be curious.
The mind is very wild. The human experience is full of unpredictability and paradox, joys and sorrows, successes and failures.…
When we start out on a spiritual path we often have ideals we think we're supposed to live up to.…
When you begin to touch your heart or let your heart be touched, you begin to discover that it's bottomless.
As long as we're caught up in always looking for certainty and happiness, rather than honoring the taste and smell…
When there's a disappointment, I don't know if it's the end of the story. It may just be the beginning…
The future is completely open and we are writing it moment to moment.
Come back to square one, just the minimum bare bones. Relaxing with the present moment, relaxing with hopelessness, relaxing with…
Impermanence is a principle of harmony. When we don't struggle against it, we are in harmony with reality.
Somehow, in the process of trying to deny that things are always changing, we lose our sense of the sacredness…

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To be free in an age like ours, one must be in a position of authority. That in itself would… — Hannah Arendt
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I love you, and because I love you, I would sooner have you hate me for telling you the truth… — Pietro Aretino
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