Pema Chodron
Pema Chodron
Pema Chödrönis an American, Tibetan Buddhist. She is an ordained nun, acharya and disciple of Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche. Chodron has written several books and is the director of the Gampo Abbey in Nova Scotia, Canada...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionClergyman
Date of Birth14 July 1936
CountryUnited States of America
moving giving meditation
Sitting meditation gives us a way to move closer to our thoughts and emotions and to get in touch with our bodies.
meaningful taken cutting
Remind yourself, in whatever way is personally meaningful, that it is not in your best interest to reinforce thoughts and feelings of unworthiness. Even if you've already taken the bait and feel the familiar pull of self-denigration, marshal your intelligence, courage, and humor in order to turn the tide. Ask yourself: Do I want to strengthen what I'm feeling now? Do I want to cut myself off from my basic goodness? Remind yourself that your fundamental nature is unconditionally open and free.
life life-is glorious
Life is glorious, but life is also wretched. It is both...Life is glorious, but life is also wretched. It is both.
hurt pain heart
If it's painful, you become willing not just to endure it but also to let it awaken your heart and soften you. You learn to embrace it.
trying who-we-are reconnecting
We're not trying to be something we aren't; rather, we're reconnecting with who we are.
distance practice way
One way to practice staying present is to simply sit still for a while and listen. For one minute, listen to the sounds close to you. For one minute, listen to the sounds at a distance. Just listen attentively.
facts honest gentle
Patience has nothing to do with suppression. In fact, it has everything to do with a gentle, honest relationship with yourself.
kindness crazy mean
Loving kindness towards ourselves doesn't mean getting rid of anything. It means we can still be crazy after all these years. We can still be angry after all these years. We can still be timid or jealous or full of feelings of unworthiness. The point is not to try to throw ourselves away and become something better. It's about befriending who we are already.
long meditation way
In meditation, you learn how to get out of your own way long enough for there to be room for your wisdom to manifest
ego scare inquiry
Finding the courage to go to the places that scare us cannot happen without compassionate inquiry into the workings of ego... Openness doesn't come from resisting our fears but from getting to know them well.
heart trying way
Blaming is a way to protect your heart, trying to protect what is soft and open and tender in yourself.
eye awareness blink
But all the time our warmth and brilliance are right here. This is who we really are. We are one blink of an eye away from being fully awake.
buddhist pain mean
Buddhist words such as compassion and emptiness don't mean much until we start cultivating our innate ability simply to be there with pain with an open heart and the willingness not to instantly try to get ground under our feet. For instance, if what we're feeling is rage, we usually assume that there are only two ways to relate to it. One is to blame others. Lay it all on somebody else; drive all blames into everyone else. The other alternative is to feel guilty about our rage and blame ourselves.
letting-go way comfort
Each time you stay present with fear and uncertainty, you're letting go of a habitual way of finding security and comfort.