The second noble truth says that this resistance is the...mechanism of what we call ego, that resisting life causes suffering.
Pema ChodronThere isn't anything except your own life that can be used as ground for your spiritual practice. Spiritual practice is your life, twenty-four hours a day.
Pema ChodronAlthough we have the potential to experience the freedom of a butterfly, we mysteriously prefer the small and fearful cocoon of ego.
Pema ChodronSuffering begins to dissolve when we can question the belief or the hope that there's anywhere to hide.
Pema Chodron