Pema Chodron Quotes About Giving

Quotes about: Giving

• The most difficult times for many of us are the ones we give ourselves.

  Pema Chodron

  Inspirational, Freedom, Giving

  Pema Chodron (2000). “When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times”, p.33, Shambhala Publications

• People get into a heavy-duty sin and guilt trip, feeling that if things are going wrong, that means that they did something bad and they are being punished. That's not the idea at all. The idea of karma is that you continually get the teachings that you need to open your heart. To the degree that you didn't understand in the past how to stop protecting your soft spot, how to stop armoring your heart, you're given this gift of teachings in the form of your life, to give you everything you need to open further.

  Pema Chodron

  Karma, Buddhist, Teaching

• Without giving up hope—that there’s somewhere better to be, that there’s someone better to be—we will never relax with where we are or who we are.

  Pema Chodron

  Giving Up, Giving, Relax

  Pema Chodron (2000). “When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times”, p.49, Shambhala Publications

• If you’re aggressive in your dealings, that’s how you’ll be regarded in the world. You might smile and give generously, but if you frequently explode in anger, people never feel comfortable in your presence and you’ll never have peace of mind.

  Pema Chodron

  People, Giving, Mind

  Pema Chodron (2007). “No Time to Lose: A Timely Guide to the Way of the Bodhisattva”, p.161, Shambhala Publications

• Never give up on yourself. Then you will never give up on others.

  Pema Chodron

  Wise, Wisdom, Giving Up

  Pema Chodron (2000). “When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times”, p.145, Shambhala Publications

• Share the wealth. Be generous with your joy. Give away what you most want. Be generous with your insights and delights.

  Pema Chodron

  Giving, Joy, Delight

  Pema Chodron (2007). “Always Maintain a Joyful Mind: And Other Lojong Teachings on Awakening Compassion and Fearlessness”, p.9, Shambhala Publications

• When you refrain from habitual thoughts and behavior, the uncomfortable feelings will still be there. They don’t magically disappear. Over the years, I’ve come to call resting with the discomfort “the detox period,” because when you don’t act on your habitual patterns, it’s like giving up an addiction. You’re left with the feelings you were trying to escape. The practice is to make a wholehearted relationship with that

  Pema Chodron

  Wisdom, Buddhist, Giving Up

  Pema Chodron (2012). “Living Beautifully: with Uncertainty and Change”, p.36, Shambhala Publications

• When we scratch the wound and give into our addictions we do not allow the wound to heal.

  Pema Chodron

  Giving, Addiction, Scratches

• We don't experience the world fully unless we are willing to give everything away.

  Pema Chodron

  Giving, World, Willing

  Pema Chodron (2000). “When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times”, p.164, Shambhala Publications

• Whole-heartedn ess is a precious gift, but no one can actually give it to you. You have to find the path that has heart and then walk it impeccably....It' s like someone laughing in your ear, challenging you to figure out what to do when you don't know what to do. It humbles you. It opens your heart.

  Pema Chodron

  Heart, Giving, Laughing

• It's important to remember, when we're out there aggressively working for reform, that, even if our particular issue doesn't get resolved, we are adding peace to the world. We have to do our best and at the same time give up all hope of fruition.

  Pema Chodron

  Giving Up, Issues, Justice

• Cool loneliness allows us to look honestly and without aggressionat our own minds. We can gradually drop our ideals of who we think weought to be, or who we think we want to be, or who we think other peoplethink we want to be or ought to be. We give it up and just look directlywith compassion and humor at who we are. Then loneliness is no threat andheartache, no punishment.

  Pema Chodron

  Loneliness, Thinking, Compassion

  Pema Chodron (2000). “When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times”, p.76, Shambhala Publications

• The teacher will never give up on the student no matter how mixed up he or she might be

  Pema Chodron

  Teacher, Giving Up, Might

• We don’t experience the world fully unless we are willing to give everything away. Samaya means not holding anything back, not preparing our escape route, not looking for alternatives, not thinking that there is ample time to do things later

  Pema Chodron

  Mean, Thinking, Giving

  Pema Chodron (2000). “When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times”, p.164, Shambhala Publications

• If you see a homeless person on the street, and they need food, housing, medical attention - if you can give that, do it. But at the same time, work with tonglen, because that is how you start dissolving the barrier between you and them.

  Pema Chodron

  Giving, Needs, Attention

• Sitting meditation gives us a way to move closer to our thoughts and emotions and to get in touch with our bodies.

  Pema Chodron

  Moving, Giving, Meditation

  Pema Chodron (2003). “Comfortable with Uncertainty: 108 Teachings on Cultivating Fearlessness and Compassion”, p.13, Shambhala Publications

• At least once a year, I imagine that I am about to die. Looking back as truthfully as I can at my entire life, I give full attention to the things I wish hadn’t occurred. Recognizing these mistakes honestly but without self-recrimination, I try to rejoice in the innate wisdom that allows me to see so bravely, and I feel compassion for how I so frequently messed up. Then I can go forward. The future is wide open, and what I do with it is up to me.

  Pema Chodron

  Mistake, Compassion, Self

  Pema Chodron (2007). “No Time to Lose: A Timely Guide to the Way of the Bodhisattva”, p.38, Shambhala Publications

• We give it up and just look directly with compassion and humor at who we are. Then loneliness is no threat and heartache, no punishment.

  Pema Chodron

  Loneliness, Compassion, Punishment

  Pema Chodron (2000). “When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times”, p.76, Shambhala Publications

• If we're willing to give up hope that insecurity and pain can be eliminated, then we can have the courage to relax with the groundlessness of our situation. This is the first step on the path.

  Pema Chodron

  Giving Up, Pain, Insecurity

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