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Welcome the present moment as if you had invited it. Why? Because it is all we ever have.

Welcome the present moment as if you had invited it. Why? Because it is all we ever have.

Pema Chodron
Acceptance, Curiosity, Welcome

Suffering begins to dissolve when we can question the belief or the hope that there's anywhere to hide.

Pema Chodron
Buddhism, Acceptance, Suffering
Pema Chodron (2000). “When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times”, p.50, Shambhala Publications

Meditation takes us just as we are, with our confusion and our sanity. This complete acceptance of ourselves as we are is called maitri, or unconditional friendliness, a simple, direct relationship with the way we are.

Pema Chodron
Acceptance, Simple, Confusion
Pema Chodron (2008). “The Pocket Pema Chodron”, p.9, Shambhala Publications

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