To be fully alive, fully human, and completely awake is to be continually thrown out of the nest.Pema Chodron
“The most difficult times for many of us are the ones we give ourselves.”
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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