The very first noble truth of the Buddha points out that suffering is inevitable for human beings as long as we believe that things lastโthat they donโt disintegrate, that they can be counted on to satisfy our hunger for security.
Pema ChodronIn the end, that's what we all need more than anything else: to be there for each other, in every kind of situation.
Pema ChodronLearning how to be kind to ourselves, learning how to respect ourselves, is important. The reason it's important is that, fundamentally, when we look into our own hearts and begin to discover what is confused and what is brilliant, what is bitter and what is sweet, it isn't just ourselves that we're discovering. We're discovering the universe.
Pema Chodron