The painful thing is that when we buy into disapproval,we are practicing disapproval. When we buy into harshness,we are practicing harshness. Pema Chodron More Quotes by Pema Chodron More Quotes From Pema Chodron This moving away from comfort and security, this stepping out into what is unknown, uncharted and shaky - that's called liberation. Pema Chodron buddhist freedom moving Each moment is just what it is. It might be the only moment of our life; it might be the only strawberry we'll ever eat. We could get depressed about it, or we could finally appreciate it and delight in the preciousness of every single moment of our life. Pema Chodron single-mom delight appreciate It's important to remember, when we're out there aggressively working for reform, that, even if our particular issue doesn't get resolved, we are adding peace to the world. We have to do our best and at the same time give up all hope of fruition. Pema Chodron issues giving-up justice The second noble truth says that this resistance is the...mechanism of what we call ego, that resisting life causes suffering. Pema Chodron ego noble suffering Being preoccupied with our self-image is like being deaf and blind. It's like standing in the middle of a vast field of wildflowers with a black hood over our heads. It's like coming upon a tree of singing birds while wearing earplugs. Pema Chodron self tree bird Appreciate everything, even the ordinary... Especially the ordinary. Pema Chodron birth appreciate ordinary In the end, that's what we all need more than anything else: to be there for each other, in every kind of situation. Pema Chodron kind ends needs Everything that human beings feel, we feel. We can become extremely wise and sensitive to all of humanity and the whole universe simply by knowing ourselves, just as we are. Pema Chodron knowing humanity wise Meditation practice isn’t about trying to throw ourselves away and become something better. It’s about befriending who we are already. The ground of practice is you or me or whoever we are right now, just as we are. That’s the ground, that’s what we study, that’s what we come to know with tremendous curiosity and interest. Pema Chodron meditation-practice curiosity trying Life is like that. We don't know anything. We call something bad; we call it good. But really we just don't know. Pema Chodron standards life-is-like life-is There's something delicious about finding fault with something. And that can be including finding fault with one's self, you know? Pema Chodron findings faults self Patience is not learned in safety. Pema Chodron safety Holding on to beliefs limits our experience of life. That doesn't mean that beliefs or ideas or thinking is a problem; the stubborn attitude of having to have things be a particular way, grasping on to our beliefs and thoughts, all these cause the problems. To put it simply, using your belief system this way creates a situation in which you choose to be blind instead of being able to see, to be deaf instead of being able to hear, to be dead rather than alive, asleep rather than awake. Pema Chodron attitude mean thinking Holding on to anything blocks wisdom. Pema Chodron holding-on block Nothing in its essence is one way or the other. Pema Chodron one-way essence way One can appreciate & celebrate each moment — there’s nothing more sacred. There’s nothing more vast or absolute. In fact, there’s nothing more! Pema Chodron buddhist appreciation inspirational We are undoing a pattern... It's the human pattern: we project onto the world a zillion possibilities of attaining resolution. Pema Chodron resolution patterns world We're afraid that this anger or sorrow or loneliness is going to last forever... Instead, acting it out is what makes it last. Pema Chodron sorrow loneliness forever When people are hurting, what they really need is someone who is fully there for them - not someone who is condescending or officious. The only way for you to be there for them is by facing your fear or anger, whatever feelings cause you to shut down. Pema Chodron hurt feelings people The idea of karma is that you continually get the teaching that you need to open your heart. Pema Chodron karma teaching heart
