Pema Chodron Quotes about Challenges

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The peace that we are looking for is not peace that crumbles as soon as there is difficulty or chaos. Whether we’re seeking inner peace or global peace or a combination of the two, the way to experience it is to build

The peace that we are looking for is not peace that crumbles as soon as there is difficulty or chaos. Whether we’re seeking inner peace or global peace or a combination of the two, the way to experience it is to build on the foundation of unconditional openness to all that arises. Peace isn’t an experience free of challenges, free of rough and smooth, it’s an experience that’s expansive enough to include all that arises without feeling threatened.

Pema Chodron

Two, Challenges, Inner Peace

Anything we experience, no matter how challenging, can become an open pathway to awakening.

Pema Chodron

Challenges, Awakening, Matter

Pema Chodron (2009). “Taking the Leap: Freeing Ourselves from Old Habits and Fears”, p.69, Shambhala Publications

Peace isn’t an experience free of challenges, free of rough and smooth, it’s an experience that’s expansive enough to include all that arises without feeling threatened.

Pema Chodron

Peace, Challenges, Feelings

Pema Chodron (2009). “Taking the Leap: Freeing Ourselves from Old Habits and Fears”, p.87, Shambhala Publications