Ego could be defined as whatever covers up basic goodness. From an experiential point of view, what is ego covering up? It's covering up our experience of just being here, just fully being where we are, so that we can relate with the immediacy of our experience. Egolessness is a state of mind that has complete confidence in the sacredness of the world. It is unconditional well being, unconditional joy that includes all the different qualities of our experience.
Pema ChodronOn the journey of the warrior-bodhisattva, the path goes down, not up, as if the mountain pointed toward the earth instead of the sky. Instead of transcending the suffering of all creatures, we move toward turbulence and doubt however we can. We explore the reality and unpredictability of insecurity and pain, and we try not to push it away. If it takes years, if it takes lifetimes, we let it be as it is. At our own pace, without speed or aggression, we move down and down and down. With us move millions of others, companions in awakening from fear.
Pema ChodronSurrendering, letting go of possessiveness, and complete nonattachment-all are synonyms for accumulating merit.
Pema ChodronIn meditation, you learn how to get out of your own way long enough for there to be room for your wisdom to manifest
Pema ChodronLife is glorious, but life is also wretched. It is both...Life is glorious, but life is also wretched. It is both.
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