Pema Chödrön said this quote

“ To lead a life that goes beyond pettiness and prejudice and always wanting to make sure that everything turns out on our terms, to lead a more passionate, full, and delightful life than that, we must realize that we can endure a lot of pain and pleasure for the sake of finding out who we are and what this world is, how we tick and how our world ticks, how the whole thing just is. ”

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I used to have a sign pinned up on my wall that read: Only to the extent that we expose ourselves over and over to annihilation can that which is indestructible be found in us...It was all about letting go of everything.

~ Pema Chödrön

Pema Chödrön Inspirational

My experience with forgiveness is that it sort of comes spontaneously at a certain point and to try to force it it's not really forgiveness. It's Buddhist philosophy or something spiritual jargon that you're trying to live up to but you're just using it against yourself as a reason why you're not okay.

~ Pema Chödrön

Pema Chödrön Buddhism Forgiveness Philosophy

The most fundamental aggression to ourselves, the most fundamental harm we can do to ourselves, is to remain ignorant by not having the courage and the respect to look at ourselves honestly and gently.

~ Pema Chödrön

Pema Chödrön Courage Mindfulness Pain Self Assessment Self Awareness Truth

WE can learn to rejoice in even the smallest blessings our life holds. It is easy to miss our own good fortune, often happiness comes in ways we don’t even notice.

~ Pema Chödrön

Pema Chödrön Happiness Life