Revisited my notes last week from Pema Chödrön‘s “When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times” when saw it was her 80th birthday and 20th anniversary of the book – timeless…and timely: “We think that the point is to pass the test or overcome the problem, but the truth is that things don’t reallyContinue reading “Reading: When Things Fall Apart…again”
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Reading: Samaya
“We don’t experience the world fully unless we are willing to give everything away. Samaya means not holding anything back, not preparing our escape route, not looking for alternatives, not thinking that there is ample time to do things later.” – Pema Chodron From Pema Chodron’s When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times
Reading: more from Pema’s WTFA:HADT
“There is nobody on the planet, neither those whom we see as the oppressed nor those whom we see as the oppressor, who doesn’t have what it takes to wake up. We all need support and encouragement to be aware of what we think, what we say, and what we do. Notice your opinions. IfContinue reading “Reading: more from Pema’s WTFA:HADT”
Reading: Being Tested by Pema Chödron
“We think that the point is to pass the test or overcome the problem, but the truth is that things don’t really get solved. They come together and they fall apart. Then they come together again and fall apart again. It’s just like that. The healing comes from letting there be room for all ofContinue reading “Reading: Being Tested by Pema Chödron”
Reading from Class: School of Life by Pema Chödrön
“Life is a good teacher and a good friend. Things are always in transition, if we could only realize it. Nothing ever sums itself up in the way that we like to dream about. The off-center, in-between state is an ideal situation, a situation in which we don’t get caught and we can open ourContinue reading “Reading from Class: School of Life by Pema Chödrön”