When we sit down to meditate, we connect with something unconditional - a state of mind, a basic environment that does not grasp or reject anything. Meditation is probably the only activity that doesn't add anything to the picture. Everything is allowed to come and go without further embellishment. Meditation is a totally nonviolent, non aggressive occupation. Not filling the space, allowing for the possibility of connecting with unconditional openness - this provides the basis for real change. β¨ Pema Chodron (2008). The Pocket Pema Chodron, p.79, Shambhala Publications
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- Holding on to anything blocks wisdom. β¨ Pema Chodron (2003). Comfortable with Uncertainty: 108 Teachings on Cultivating Fearlessness and Compassion, p.180, Shambhala Publications
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- Never give up on yourself. Then you will never give up on others. β¨ Pema Chodron (2000). When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times, p.145, Shambhala Publications
- It's not a terrible thing that we feel fear when faced with the unknown. It is a part of being alive, something we all share. We react against the possibility of loneliness, of death, of not having a β¦ βΆ
- Anything we experience, no matter how challenging, can become an open pathway to awakening. β¨ Pema Chodron (2009). Taking the Leap: Freeing Ourselves from Old Habits and Fears, p.69, Shambhala Public β¦ βΆ
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