Pema Chodron Quotes

By not knowing, not hoping to know and not acting like we know what's happening, we begin to access our inner strength.

Sticking with that uncertainty, getting the knack of relaxing in the midst of chaos, learning not to panic-this is the spiritual path.

Relax, let go. But remember only one thing: You are a witness.

What if rather than being disheartened by the ambiguity, the uncertainty of life, we accepted it and relaxed into it?

I'm not wise, but the beginning of wisdom is there; it's like relaxing into - and an acceptance of - things.

You don't always have to be doing something. You can just be, and that's plenty.

I'll always be in some type of turmoil. So what I've tried to do is just surrender to that.

People choose to struggle when people don't want to relax. Sometimes it is not on your side. Relax; calm down. No matter how hard the waves are, you will float on the ocean.

Chill out, relax and have an open mind.

Meditation is the only way to freedom from stress as it is a dimension beyond the mind. All the stress and struggle are of the mind.

It's helpful to remind yourself that meditation is about opening and relaxing with whatever arises, without picking and choosing.

Basing our happiness on our ability to control everything is futile.

Take a deep breath, relax and imagine yourself exactly as you wish to be.

"What is the secret of your serenity?" Said the master: "Wholehearted cooperation with the inevitable."

The more experience I get, the more I know to relax and let go of things because there's so much that is out of your control. So much needs to happen to get a film made nowadays and star power doesn't even matter anymore. So, me being what I am, I have to realise that to an extent.

I relax my body completely, relax my mind completely, and then imagine myself at a level where anything can happen.

Meditation is not concentration. It is simple awareness. You simply relax and watch the breathing. In that watching, nothing is excluded. The car is humming - perfectly okay, accept it. The traffic is passing - that's okay, part of life. The fellow passenger snoring by your side, accept it. Nothing is rejected. You are not to narrow down your consciousness.

Craving security is the cause of insecurity. Freedom is knowing that the only point of arrival is now.

Don't seek, don't search, don't ask, don't knock, don't demand - relax.

All you realy need to do is accept this moment fully. You are then at ease in the here and now and at ease with yourself.

So, in meditation practice, the best way to get somewhere is to let go of trying to get anywhere at all.

Be very very still and allow every new experience to take place in your life without any resistance whatsoever. You do not have to do anything, you simply have to be and let things happen.

All you gotta do is chill out... Let go of control and chill out... Let it be, Trust.

The command is "Do no work." Just make space. Attend to what is around you. Learn that you don't have to DO to BE. accept the grace of doing nothing. Stay with it until you stop jerking and squirming.

Life simply is. It follows its course. Give yourself to the moment. Let life reveal itself to you.