The first noble truth of the Buddha is that when we feel suffering,
it doesn’t mean something is wrong.
What a relief. Finally somebody told the truth. Suffering is a part of life,
and we don’t have to feel it’s happening because we personally made a wrong move.
Pema Chodron, When Things Fall Apart, Heart Advice for Hard Times
Thank you, Karl Duffy
If one wishes suffering not to happen to the people and the earth, it begins with a kind heart.
Quote: Pema Chödrön
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“You are the sky. Everything else – it’s just the weather.”
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Quote: Pema Chödrön
Photo: Galisteo Basin Preserve, Santa Fe Co, NM. Photo: Matt Schulze (Aug 7, 2022)
Anxiety, heartbreak, and tenderness mark the in-between state.
It’s the kind of place we usually want to avoid.
The challenge is to stay in the middle rather than buy into struggle and complaint.
The challenge is to let it soften us rather than make us more rigid and afraid.
Quote: Pema Chödrön
When there’s a big disappointment,
we don’t know if that’s the end of the story.
It may just be the beginning of a great adventure.
Quote: Pema Chödrön
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