Honesty without kindness, humor, and goodheartedness can be just mean. From the very beginning to the very end, pointing to our own hearts to discover what is true isn’t just a matter of honesty but also of compassion and respect for what we see.
Pema ChodronThere's a reason you can learn from everything: you have basic wisdom, basic intelligence, and basic goodness.
Pema ChodronWithout loving-kindness for ourselves, it is difficult, if not impossible, to genuinely feel it for others.
Pema ChodronWe are all capable of becoming fundamentalists because we get addicted to other people's wrongness.
Pema Chodron