The truth you believe and cling to makes you unavailable to hear anything new.Pema Chodron
“To be fully alive, fully human, and completely awake is to be continually thrown out of the nest.”
“To be fully alive, fully human, and completely awake is to be continually thrown out of the nest.”
— PEMA CHODRON
Buddhist nun and author · born 1936
Pema Chodron is an American nun in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition and a widely read author and teacher. Her books, including When Things Fall Apart, bring Buddhist teachings on compassion and difficulty to a broad audience.
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