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Pema Chodron

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Quotes by Pema Chodron

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Dharma is the study of what is, and the only way you can find out what is true is through studying yourself.
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Dharma is the study of what is, and the only way you can find out what is true is through studying yourself.
Until we stop clinging to the concept of good and evil, the world will continue to manifest as friendly goddesses and harmful demons
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Until we stop clinging to the concept of good and evil, the world will continue to manifest as friendly goddesses and harmful demons
Surrendering, letting go of possessiveness, and complete non-attachment all are synonyms for accumulating merit. Pema Chodron
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Surrendering, letting go of possessiveness, and complete non-attachment all are synonyms for accumulating merit. Pema Chodron
The essence of generosity is letting go. Pain is always a sign that we are holding on to something usually ourselves.
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The essence of generosity is letting go. Pain is always a sign that we are holding on to something usually ourselves.
We can spend our whole lives escaping from the monsters of our minds.Â
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We can spend our whole lives escaping from the monsters of our minds.Â
A small pepperoni pizza on a tortilla is healthier than salmon teriyaki with rice and carrots.
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A small pepperoni pizza on a tortilla is healthier than salmon teriyaki with rice and carrots.
Simply be present with your own shifting energies and with the unpredictability of life as it unfolds.
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Simply be present with your own shifting energies and with the unpredictability of life as it unfolds.
We don't sit in meditation to become good meditators. We sit in meditation so that we'll become more awake in our lives.
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We don't sit in meditation to become good meditators. We sit in meditation so that we'll become more awake in our lives.
When we protect ourselves so we won't feel pain, that protection becomes armor, like armor that imprisons the softness of the heart.
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When we protect ourselves so we won't feel pain, that protection becomes armor, like armor that imprisons the softness of the heart.
When we resist change, it's called suffering. But when we can completely let go and not struggle against it, when we can embrace the groundlessness of our situation and relax into its dynamic quality, that's called enlightenment, or awakening to our true nature, to our fundamental goodness.
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When we resist change, it's called suffering. But when we can completely let go and not struggle against it, when we can embrace the groundlessness of our situation and relax into its dynamic quality, that's called enlightenment, or awakening to our true nature, to our fundamental goodness.
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