One of the main discoveries of meditation is seeing how we continually run away from the present moment, how we avoid being here just as we are. Thatโs not considered to be a problem. The point is to see it.
Pema ChodronOpening to the world begins to benefit ourselves and others simultaneously. The more we relate with others, the more quickly we discover where we're blocked.
Pema ChodronClarity and decisiveness come from the willingness to slow down, to listen to and look at whatโs happening.
Pema ChodronUnderneath our ordinary lives, underneath all the talking we do, all the moving we do, all the thoughts in our minds, there's a fundamental groundlessness. It's there bubbling along all the time. We experience it as restlessness and edginess. We experience it as fear. It motivates passion, aggression, ignorance, jealousy, and pride, but we never get down to the essence of it.
Pema Chodron