We don’t sit in meditation to become good meditators. We sit in medita…

Pema Chodron
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We don’t sit in meditation to become good meditators. We sit in meditation so that we’ll be more awake in our lives. ✨ Pema Chodron (2000). When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times, p.21, Shambhala Publications
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We don’t sit in meditation to become good meditators. We sit in meditation so that we’ll be more awake in our lives. ✨ Pema Chodron (2000). When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times, p.21, Shambhala Publications

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