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
spiritual real healing
So many of us start along the spiritual path because we are suffering. But you must realize that for real healing to occur, there must first be deep compassion for yourself, especially the parts of yourself you dislike or consider ugly.
real who-we-are renounce
The real thing that we renounce is the tenacious hope that we could be saved from being who we are.
essence realization
Everything is fresh, the essence of realization.
benefits realizing
At some point, we realize that what we do for ourselves benefits others, and what we do for others benefits us.
real ego opinion
All ego really is, is our opinions, which we take to be solid, real, and the absolute truth about how things are.
reality space feelings
Only in an open, nonjudgmental space can we acknowledge what we are feeling. Only in an open space where we're not all caught up in our own version of reality can we see and hear and feel who others really are, which allows us to be with them and communicate with them properly.
real dust clouds
If we knew that tonight we were going to go blind, we would take a long, last real look at every blade of grass, every cloud formation, every speck of dust, every rainbow, raindrop-everything.
reality enlightenment spirituality
Enlightenment is a direct experience with reality.
reality practice differences
As we practice, we begin to know the difference between our fantasy and reality.
struggle buddhism reality
Impermanence is a principle of harmony. When we don't struggle against it, we are in harmony with reality.
reality taught-us enemy
As for our inner level of obstacle, perhaps the only enemy we have is that we don't like the way reality is now and therefore wish it would go away fast. But what we need to acknowledge is that nothing ever goes away until it has taught us what we need to know.
real space meditation
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.
reality bravery way
The Process of becoming unstuck requires tremendous bravery, because basically we are completely changing our way of perceiving reality...
real compassion empathy
Compassion becomes real when we recognize our shared humanity.