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Pema Chödrön



Pema Chödrön is an ordained American Tibetan Buddhist nun. In addition to her work establishing the Tibetan Buddhist monastic tradition in the West, she is an author and teacher, working with spiritual seekers of all traditions. Her book When Things Fall Apart is a classic work on handling uncertainty.

Pema Chödrön
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FindCenter Quotes ImageMost of us do not take these situations as teachings. We automatically hate them. We run like crazy. We use all kinds of ways to escape — all addictions stem from this moment when we meet our edge and we just can’t stand it.

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FindCenter Quotes ImageOnly to the extent that we expose ourselves over and over to annihilation can that which is indestructible in us be found.

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FindCenter Quotes ImageTo be fully alive, fully human, and completely awake is to be continually thrown out of the nest. To live fully is to be always in no-man’s-land, to experience each moment as completely new and fresh. To live is to be willing to die over and over again.

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FindCenter Quotes ImageThe most difficult times for many of us are the ones we give ourselves.

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FindCenter Quotes ImageFear is a natural reaction to moving closer to the truth.

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