When we struggle agains our energy we reject the source of wisdom. Anger without the fixation is none other than clear-seeing wisdom. Pride without fixation is experienced as equanimity. The energy of passion when it's free of grasping is wisdom that sees all the angles.
Pema ChodronIf youโre aggressive in your dealings, thatโs how youโll be regarded in the world. You might smile and give generously, but if you frequently explode in anger, people never feel comfortable in your presence and youโll never have peace of mind.
Pema ChodronBy not knowing, not hoping to know and not acting like we know what's happening, we begin to access our inner strength.
Pema ChodronThere comes a time when the bubble of ego is popped and you canโt get the ground back for an extended period of time. Those times, when you absolutely cannot get it back together, are the most rich and powerful times in our lives.
Pema ChodronIt is possible to move through the drama of our lives without believing so earnestly in the character that we play. That we take ourselves so seriously, that we are so absurdly important in our own minds, is a problem for us. We feel justified in being annoyed with everything. We feel justified in denigrating ourselves or in feeling that we are more clever than other people. Self-importance hurts us, limiting us to the narrow world of our likes and dislikes. We end up bored to death with ourselves and our world. We end up never satisfied.
Pema Chodron