It's a transformative experience to simply pause instead of immediatel…

Pema Chodron
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It's a transformative experience to simply pause instead of immediately fill up the space. By waiting, we begin to connect with fundamental restlessness as well as fundamental spaciousness. -Pema Chodron, from When Things Fall Apart
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Meditation practice isn't about trying to throw ourselves away and become something better. It's about befriending who we are already. ✨ Pema Chodron (2001). The Wisdom of No Escape: And the Path of … ▶
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It's a transformative experience to simply pause instead of immediately fill up the space. By waiting, we begin to connect with fundamental restlessness as well as fundamental spaciousness. -Pema Chodron, from When Things Fall Apart

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