Quotes by Pema Chödrön, The Pocket Pema Chodron

Explore a curated collection of 12 quotes by Pema Chödrön, The Pocket Pema Chodron. Discover timeless wisdom, insightful thoughts, and memorable words that have inspired readers around the world. Browse through the gallery below and click on any quote to read more.

We can learn to act and think in ways that sow seeds of our future well-being, gradually becoming more aware of what cau — Pema Chödrön, The Pocket Pema Chodron
Meditation practice is not about later, when you get it all together and you’re this person you really respect. — Pema Chödrön, The Pocket Pema Chodron
Meditation is a totally nonviolent, nonaggressive occupation. — Pema Chödrön, The Pocket Pema Chodron
IN practicing meditation, we’re not trying to live up to some kind of ideal—quite the opposite. — Pema Chödrön, The Pocket Pema Chodron
Meditation takes us just as we are, with our confusion and our sanity. This complete acceptance of ourselves as we are i — Pema Chödrön, The Pocket Pema Chodron
The calligraphy reads, “Pointing directly at your own heart, you find Buddha.” Listening to talks about the dharma, or t — Pema Chödrön, The Pocket Pema Chodron
Many religions have meditations on death to let it penetrate our thick skulls that life doesn’t last forever. — Pema Chödrön, The Pocket Pema Chodron
In sitting meditation, we train in mindfulness and unconditional friendliness: in being steadfast with our bodies, our e — Pema Chödrön, The Pocket Pema Chodron
Meditation practice isn’t about trying to throw ourselves away and become something better. — Pema Chödrön, The Pocket Pema Chodron
We have two alternatives: either we question our beliefs - or we don't. Either we accept our fixed versions of reality- — Pema Chödrön, The Pocket Pema Chodron
PATIENCE is the antidote to anger, a way to learn to love and care for whatever we meet on the path. — Pema Chödrön, The Pocket Pema Chodron
In Buddha’s opinion, to train in staying open and curious—to train in dissolving our assumptions and beliefs—is the best — Pema Chödrön, The Pocket Pema Chodron