Pema Chodron Quotes

In meditation, you learn how to get out of your own way long enough for there to be room for your wisdom to manifest

As our kindness for ourselves grows, so does our kindness for other people.

The future is completely open and we are writing it moment to moment.

Anything we experience, no matter how challenging, can become an open pathway to awakening.

Treat yourself as your own beloved child.

Every moment is unique, unknown, completely fresh.

All the wars, all the hatred, all the ignorance in the world come out of being so invested in our opinions.

Sticking with that uncertainty, getting the knack of relaxing in the midst of chaos, learning not to panic-this is the spiritual path.

Each time you stay present with fear and uncertainty, you're letting go of a habitual way of finding security and comfort.

Never give up on yourself. Then you will never give up on others.

The truth you believe and cling to makes you unavailable to hear anything new.

Our true nature is like a precious jewel: although it may be temporarily buried in mud, it remains completely brilliant and unaffected. We simply have to uncover it.

I can't overestimate the importance of accepting ourselves exactly as we are right now, not as we wish we were or think we ought to be.

It's a transformative experience to simply pause instead of immediately filling up space.

We work on ourselves in order to help others, but also we help others in order to work on ourselves.

Obstacles are our friends: they teach us where we're stuck.

One of the deepest habitual patterns that we have is to feel that now is not enough.

Feel the feelings and drop the story.

Deep down in the human spirit, there is a reservoir of courage. It is always available, always waiting to be discovered.

It isn't what happens to us that causes us to suffer; it's what we say to ourselves about what happens.

All you need to know is that the future is wide open and you are about to create it by what you do.

You are the sky. Everything else - it’s just the weather.

Let your curiosity be greater than your fear.

Be kinder to yourself. And then let your kindness flood the world.

Nothing ever goes away until it has taught us what we need to know.