Do I prefer to grow up and relate to life directly, or do I choose to live and die in fear?
Pema ChodronSuffering begins to dissolve when we can question the belief or the hope that there's anywhere to hide.
Pema ChodronTo put it concisely, we suffer when we resist the noble and irrefutable truth of impermanence and death.
Pema ChodronThis very moment is the perfect teacher, and, lucky for us, it's with us wherever we go.
Pema ChodronThe difference between theism and nontheism is not whether one does or does not believe in God. . . Theism is a deep-seated conviction that there's some hand to hold: if we just do the right things, someone will appreciate us and take care of us. . . Nontheism is relaxing with the ambiguity and uncertainty of the present moment without reaching for anything to protect ourselves.
Pema Chodron