Pema Chödrön

PEMA CHÖDRÖN: BOOK OF QUOTES

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ABOUT PEMA CHÖDRÖN

Pema Chödrön (born Deirdre Blomfield-Brown, July 14, 1936) is an American Tibetan Buddhist. She is an ordained nun, former acharya of Shambhala Buddhism and disciple of Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche. Chödrön has written several dozen books and audiobooks, and is principal teacher at Gampo Abbey in Nova Scotia, Canada.

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QUOTES SAMPLES

"Inner peace begins the moment you choose not to allow another person or event to control your emotions."

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"Nothing ever goes away until it teaches us what we need to know."

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"We sow the seeds of our future hell or happiness by the way we open or close our minds right now"

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"Fear is a natural reaction to moving closer to the truth."

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"Completely let go."

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"Compassion for others begins with kindness to ourselves."

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"We don't set out to save the world; we set out to wonder how other people are doing and to reflect on how our actions affect other people's hearts."