The most difficult times for many of us are the ones we give ourselves.ĥ. Fear is a natural reaction to moving closer to the truth.Ĥ. This very moment is the perfect teacher, and, lucky for us, it’s with us wherever we are.ģ. They’re like messengers that show us, with terrifying clarity, exactly where we’re stuck. They teach us to perk up and lean in when we feel we’d rather collapse and back away. …feelings like disappointment, embarrassment, irritation, resentment, anger, jealousy, and fear, instead of being bad news, are actually very clear moments that teach us where it is that we’re holding back. To the degree that we look clearly and compassionately at ourselves, we feel confident and fearless about looking into someone else’s eyes.Ģ. The only reason we don’t open our hearts and minds to other people is that they trigger confusion in us that we don’t feel brave enough or sane enough to deal with. _ Sayings by Pema Chödrön #1-5 When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Timesġ. A disciple of Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche, she is an ordained nun, author, and teacher in the Shambhala Buddhist lineage which Trungpa founded. It’s the key to feeling warm and loving toward others and toward ourselves.Įxcerpt from Wikipedia: Pema Chödrön (born Deirdre Blomfield-Brown) is a notable American figure in Tibetan Buddhism. The idea of appreciating things just as they are is simple and accessible, but it’s also very profound. Without loving-kindness for ourselves it is difficult, if not impossible, to genuinely feel it for others. When we protect ourselves so we won’t feel pain, that protection becomes like armor, like armor that imprisons the softness of of the heart. #5 When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Timesĥ. And you begin to think of your life as offering endless opportunities to start to do things differently. You develop an enthusiasm for no longer watering those negative seeds, from now until the day you die. And you notice when you get caught up in prejudice, bias, and aggression. You’re able to keep your eyes open, your heart open, and your mind open. When you open yourself to the continually changing, impermanent, dynamic nature of your own being and of reality, you increase your capacity to love and care about other people and your capacity to not be afraid. If we connect with even one moment of good heart or compassion and cherish it, our ability to open will gradually expand. They are like a naturally occurring opening. Love and compassion are like the weak spots in the walls of ego. Our capacity to love is an unstoppable essence that when nurtured can expand without limit.ģ. The point is to touch in to the good heart that we already have and nurture it.Ģ. #1-3 Everybody loves Something, 1 March 1998ġ. Pema Chödrön Love Quotes and Sayings, Photo credit: cello8 Close to 40 Pema Chödrön Quotes on Love and her other Sayings from her books
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