We are undoing a pattern... It's the human pattern: we project onto the world a zillion possibilities of attaining resolution. Pema Chodron More Quotes by Pema Chodron More Quotes From Pema Chodron Once you create a self-justifying storyline, your emotional entrapment within it quadruples. Pema Chodron entrapment emotional self Patience is the training in abiding with the restlessness of our energy and letting things evolve at their own speed. Pema Chodron abiding training energy Whole-heartedn ess is a precious gift, but no one can actually give it to you. You have to find the path that has heart and then walk it impeccably....It' s like someone laughing in your ear, challenging you to figure out what to do when you don't know what to do. It humbles you. It opens your heart. Pema Chodron heart giving laughing Patience takes courage. It is not an ideal state of calm. In fact, when we practice patience we will see our agitation far more clearly. Pema Chodron agitation practice facts Everybody loves something, even if it's only tortillas. Pema Chodron tortillas ifs Lower your standards and relax as it is. Pema Chodron standards relax Every moment is incredibly unique and fresh, and when we drop into the moment, as meditation allows us to do, we learn how to truly taste this tender and mysterious life that we share together. Pema Chodron unique meditation together Enlightenment is a direct experience with reality. Pema Chodron spirituality enlightenment reality The mind is very wild. The human experience is full of unpredictability and paradox, joys and sorrows, successes and failures. We can't escape any of these experiences in the vast terrain of our existence. It is part of what makes life grand-and it is also why our minds take us on such a crazy ride. If we can train ourselves through meditation to be more open and more accepting toward the wild arc of our experience, if we can lean into the difficulties of life and the ride of our minds, we can become more settled and relaxed amid whatever life brings us. Pema Chodron crazy meditation joy If your mind is expansive and unfettered, you will find yourself in a more accommodating world, a place that's endlessly interesting and alive. That quality isn't inherent in the place but in your state of mind. Pema Chodron finding-yourself mind interesting Next, feel your heart, literally placing your hand on your chest if you find that helpful. This is a way of accepting yourself just as you are in that moment, a way of saying, "This is my experience right now, and it's okay." Then go into the next moment without any agenda. Pema Chodron mindfulness heart hands In practicing meditation, we're not trying to live up to some kind of ideal -- quite the opposite. We're just being with our experience, whatever it is. Pema Chodron meditation opposites trying In meditation, you learn how to get out of your own way long enough for there to be room for your wisdom to manifest Pema Chodron meditation long way Things become clear when there is no escape. Pema Chodron clear When we cling to thoughts and memories, we are clinging to what cannot be grasped. When we touch these phantoms and let them go, we may discover a space, a break in the chatter, a glimpse of open sky. This is our birthright—the wisdom with which we were born, the vast unfolding display of primordial richness, primordial openness, primordial wisdom itself. When one thought has ended and another has not yet begun, we can rest in that space. Pema Chodron space sky memories Meditation isn't really about getting rid of thoughts, it's about changing the pattern of grasping on to things, which in our everyday experience is our thoughts. Pema Chodron everyday meditation mindfulness If you aren't feeding the fire of anger or the fire of craving by talking to yourself, then the fire doesn't have anything to feed on. Pema Chodron burning fire talking The still lake without ripples is an image of our minds at ease, so full of unlimited friendliness for all the junk at the bottom of the lake that we don't feel the need to churn up the waters just to avoid looking at what's there. Pema Chodron respect lakes water Ego is like a room of your own, a room with a view with the temperature and the smells and the music that you like. You want it your own way. You'd just like to have a little peace, you'd like to have a little happiness, you know, just gimme a break. Pema Chodron smell views peace Mindfulness is loving all the details of our lives, and awareness is the natural thing that happens: life begins to open up, and you realize that you're always standing at the center of the world. Pema Chodron details mindfulness world
