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