Meditation accepts us just as we are-in both our tantrums and our bad habits, in our love and commitments and happiness. It allows us to have a more flexible identity because we learn to accept ourselves and all of our human experience with more tenderness and openness. We learn to accept the present moment with an open heart. Every moment is incredibly unique and fresh, and when we drop into the moment, as meditation allows us to do, we learn how to truly taste this tender and mysterious life that we share together.
Pema ChodronPatience is the training in abiding with the restlessness of our energy and letting things evolve at their own speed.
Pema ChodronUse what seems like poison as medicine. Use your personal suffering as the path to compassion for all beings.
Pema Chodron