Depth Quote by 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

“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

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

— Tenzin Palmo

“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

“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 Buddha’s principal message that day was that holding on to anything blocks wisdom. Any conclusion that we draw must be let go. The…

— Pema Chodron

“If you are a Buddhist, inspire yourself by thinking of the bodhisattva. If you are a Christian, think of the Christ, who came not…

— Anonymous

If I had a dozen lives, one of them would involve really getting off the rails in India, heavy into meditation.

— Bennett Miller

“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

“Subhuti, someone might fill innumerable worlds with the seven treasures and give all away in gifts of alms, but if any good man or…

— Siddhārtha Gautama

On the contrary, Subhuti, those Bodhisattvas who, when these words of the sutra are being taught, will find even one single thought of serene…

— Buddha

“Meditation practice is how we discover basic goodness and learn to cultivate bodhichitta. With this view, practice, and activity, even the most mundane situation…

— Pema Chödrön