If we learn to open our hearts, anyone, including the people who drive us crazy, can be our teacher.Pema Chodron
“We think that the point is to pass the test or to overcome the problem, but the truth is that things don't really get solved. They come together and they fall apart.”
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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