The Way Things Turn

You are the sky. Everything else is the weather. ~ Pema Chodron

We already have everything we need. ~ Pema Chodron

The only reason we don't open our hearts and minds  to other people is that they trigger confusion in us that we don't feel b...

In difficult times the stress of trying to  find solid ground — something predictable and  safe to stand on — seems to intensify.  ...

The most fundamental aggression to ourselves,  the most fundamental harm we can do to ourselves, is to remain ignorant by not hav...

Fear is a natural reaction to  moving closer to the truth. ~ Pema Chodron

Whatever is happening  is the path to enlightenment. ~ Pema Chodron

Meditation practice is not about trying to  throw ourselves away and become something better.  It's about befriending who we al...

We are like children building a sand castle.  We embellish it with beautiful shells, bits of driftwood,  and pieces of colored glass....

Nothing ever goes away  until it has taught us what we need to know. ~ Pema Chodron

To be fully alive, fully human, and completely awake is to be continually thrown out of the nest.  To live fully is to be in no-m...

This very moment is the perfect teacher, and lucky for us it's with us wherever we are. ~ Pema Chodron

Only to the extent that we expose  ourselves over and over to annihilation  can that which is indestructible be found in us. ~ ...

As we learn to have compassion for ourselves, the circle of compassion for others becomes wider. ~ Pema Chodron

When we resist change, it’s called suffering. But when we can  completely let go and embrace the groundlessness of our situation...th...

We are all capable of becoming fundamentalists because we get addicted to other people's wrongness.                       - ...

This very moment is the perfect teacher, and, lucky for us, it's with us wherever we are.                       - Pema Chodron

If we learn to open our hearts, anyone, including the people who drive us crazy, can be our teacher.                          - Pem...

Fear is a natural reaction to moving closer to the truth.                         - Pema Chodron

When we begin to appreciate the kindness and courage of others, we find pleasure everywhere.                           - Pema Chodro...