Compassion is not a relationship between the healer and the wounded. It’s a relationship between equals. Only when we know our own darkness well can we be present with the darkness of others. Compassion becomes real when we recognize our shared humanity. ~ Pema Chodron
February 17th Daily Meditation Moment
February 17, 2023 by
The most fundamental aggression to ourselves, the most fundamental harm we can do to ourselves, is to remain ignorant by not having the courage and the respect to look at ourselves honestly and gently. Pema Chodron
January 8th Daily Meditation Moment
January 8, 2023 by
The only reason we don’t open our hearts and minds to other people is that they trigger confusion in us that we don’t feel brave enough or sane enough to deal with. To the degree that we look clearly and compassionately at ourselves, we feel confident and fearless about looking into someone else’s eyes. ~ Pema Chodron
September 26th Daily Meditation Moment
September 26, 2022 by
We cannot be in the present moment and run our story lines at the same time.
Pema Chodron
May 20th Daily Meditation Moment
May 20, 2022 by
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 this to happen: room for grief, for relief, for misery, for joy. ~
Pema Chodron