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“The most fundamental aggression to ourselves is remaining ignorant by not having the courage to look at ourselves honestly”
“You are the sky and everything else is just the weather passing through with wonder at its changes”
“The practice of tonglen allows us to breathe in suffering and breathe out compassion for all beings”
“To be fully alive fully human and completely awake is to be continually thrown out of the nest.”
“Happiness is not something that someone can give us or something we find outside of ourselves. It emerges from within.”
“Nothing ever goes away until it has taught us what we need to know.”
“The most fundamental aggression to ourselves the most fundamental harm we can do to ourselves is to remain ignorant by not having the courage to look at ourselves honestly and gently.”
“The most fundamental aggression to ourselves the most fundamental harm we can do is to remain ignorant”
“Fear is a natural reaction to moving closer to the truth”
“Compassion is not a relationship between the healer and the wounded it is an equal partnership”
“To be fully alive and fully human and completely awake is to be continually thrown out of the nest”
“You are the sky everything else is just the weather”
“Nothing ever goes away until it has taught us what we need to know and wonder is the patient teacher”
“Compassion is not a relationship between the healer and the wounded it is a relationship between equals”
“Nothing ever goes away until it has taught us what we need to know”
“Nothing ever goes away until it teaches us what we need to know and faith helps us learn the lesson”
“The most fundamental aggression to ourselves is remaining ignorant about our own simplicity”
“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”
“Rejoicing in ordinary things is not sentimental or trite. It actually takes guts.”
“Compassion becomes real when we recognize our shared humanity.”
“The most precious opportunity presents itself when we come to the place where we think we cant handle it and healing shows us we can”
“Be grateful for whoever comes because each has been sent as a guide keep it that simple”
“To be fully alive, fully human, and completely awake is to be continually thrown out of the nest.”
“You are the sky. Everything else is just the weather.”
“The most fundamental aggression to ourselves the most fundamental harm we can do to ourselves is to remain ignorant by not having the courage to look at ourselves honestly”
“The most difficult times for many of us are the ones we give ourselves and faith helps us be kinder to ourselves”
“To be fully alive fully human and completely awake is to be continually thrown out of the nest”
“The path is the goal and faith keeps us walking even when the path seems to disappear”
“Compassion practice is daring and it involves learning to relax and allowing ourselves to move gently toward what scares us”
“Only to the extent that we expose ourselves over and over to annihilation can our compassion truly deepen”
“When things fall apart and the ground gives way beneath us we can learn to rest in groundlessness and find healing there”
“The healing comes from letting there be room for all of it fear and sadness and happiness and love”
“Nothing ever goes away until it has taught us what we need to know in our solitude”
“You are the sky and everything else is just the weather and faith keeps you identified with the sky not the storms”
“Fear is a natural reaction to moving closer to the truth and compassion gives us courage to proceed”
“The most fundamental aggression to ourselves and to others is to remain ignorant by not having the courage to look at ourselves honestly.”
“You are the sky. Everything else is just the weather. Your fundamental nature is peace.”
“Compassion becomes real when we recognize our shared humanity in moments of struggle”
“To be fully alive fully human and completely awake is to be continually thrown out of the nest and faith teaches us to fly”
“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 kindly”
“Lean into the sharp points and fully experience them the reward for our courage is that the sharp edges become smooth”
“When we practice generating compassion we can expect to experience our fear of pain”
“Nothing ever really attacks us except our own confusion sometimes we need to let ourselves be confused and wait for clarity and healing”
“We think that the point is to pass the test or overcome the problem but the truth is that things dont really get solved they come together and they fall apart and then they come together again and that is healing”
“Fear is a natural reaction to moving closer to the truth.”
“The most fundamental aggression to ourselves is to remain ignorant by not having the courage to look at ourselves honestly”
“The most fundamental aggression to ourselves is to remain ignorant.”
“You are the sky everything else is just weather”
“Compassion is not a relationship between the healer and the wounded its a relationship between equals”
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