Pema Chodron Quotes About Ignorance

Quotes about: Ignorance

• At the root of all the harm we cause is ignorance.

  Pema Chodron

  Ignorance, Roots, Causes

  Pema Chodron (2000). “When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times”, p.48, Shambhala Publications

• All the wars, all the hatred, all the ignorance in the world come out of being so invested in our opinions.

  Pema Chodron

  War, Ignorance, Hatred

  Pema Chodron (2012). “Living Beautifully: with Uncertainty and Change”, p.108, Shambhala Publications

• What's encouraging about meditation is that, even if we shut down, we can no longer shut down in ignorance. We see very clearly that we're closing off. That in itself begins to illuminate the darkness of ignorance.

  Pema Chodron

  Buddhist, Ignorance, Meditation Practice

  Pema Chodron (2000). “When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times”, p.18, Shambhala Publications

• Underneath our ordinary lives, underneath all the talking we do, all the moving we do, all the thoughts in our minds, there's a fundamental groundlessness. It's there bubbling along all the time. We experience it as restlessness and edginess. We experience it as fear. It motivates passion, aggression, ignorance, jealousy, and pride, but we never get down to the essence of it.

  Pema Chodron

  Moving, Ignorance, Passion

  Pema Chodron (2000). “When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times”, p.44, Shambhala Publications

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