Pema Chodron Quotes about Mindfulness

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Our true nature is like a precious jewel: although it may be temporarily buried in mud, it remains completely brilliant and unaffected. We simply have to uncover it.

Our true nature is like a precious jewel: although it may be temporarily buried in mud, it remains completely brilliant and unaffected. We simply have to uncover it.

Pema Chodron

Jewels, Mindfulness, May

Pema Chodron (2007). “No Time to Lose: A Timely Guide to the Way of the Bodhisattva”, p.248, Shambhala Publications

Next, feel your heart, literally placing your hand on your chest if you find that helpful. This is a way of accepting yourself just as you are in that moment, a way of saying, "This is my experience right now, and it's okay." Then go into the next moment without any agenda.

Pema Chodron

Heart, Hands, Mindfulness

Pema Chodron (2012). “Living Beautifully: with Uncertainty and Change”, p.72, Shambhala Publications

Meditation isn't really about getting rid of thoughts, it's about changing the pattern of grasping on to things, which in our everyday experience is our thoughts.

Pema Chodron

Meditation, Everyday, Mindfulness

Compassion is not a relationship between the healer and the wounded. It’s a relationship between equals.

Pema Chodron

Compassion, Empathy, Mindfulness

Pema Chodron (2003). “Comfortable with Uncertainty: 108 Teachings on Cultivating Fearlessness and Compassion”, p.73, Shambhala Publications

Mindfulness is loving all the details of our lives, and awareness is the natural thing that happens: life begins to open up, and you realize that you're always standing at the center of the world.

Pema Chodron

Details, Mindfulness, World

Pema Chodron (2001). “The Wisdom of No Escape: And the Path of Loving Kindness”, p.35, Shambhala Publications