Pema Chodron Quotes

Emotion can be the enemy, if you give into your emotion, you lose yourself. You must be at one with your emotion, because the body always follows the mind.

For better or worse, intelligence can come to nothing when emotions hold sway.

Ninety percent of our lives is governed by emotion.

Today I will be the master of my emotions.

Stoicism is about the *domestication* of emotions, not their elimination.

The problem with emotion was that it was clearly something important, but-at least according to the old philosophy-it was something to overcome.

You will continue to suffer if you have an emotional reaction to everything that is said to you. True power is sitting back and observing things with logic. True power is restraint. If words control you that means everyone else can control you. Breathe and allow things to pass.

Emotion is the foundation of reason.

Letting an emotion move through you is healthy. Letting an emotion define you is not.

I try to always be in touch with my emotions so that I'm mentally clear.

Without the aid of trained emotions the intellect is powerless against the animal organism.

Don't let your feelings be a God to you.

You'll have to learn to control your emotions. They're new, like achild's now, bursting with passion. Never let them fade, or part of you will die. But they cal also destroy you. Hold them dear, but don't let them take hold of you.

An emotion is only an emotion. It's just a small part of your whole being. You are much more than your emotion. An emotion comes, stays for a while, and goes away, just like a storm. If you're aware of that, you won't be afraid of your emotions.

By choosing your thoughts, and by selecting which emotional currents you will release and which you will reinforce, you determine the quality of your Light. You determine the effects that you will have upon others, and the nature of the experiences of your life.

If I can make you unhappy, then I can make you happy as well.

Mastering our emotions has nothing to do with asceticism or repression, for the purpose is not to break the emotions or deny them but to "break in" the emotions, making them teachable because they are tamed.

The more we ignore our emotions, the more likely they are to wield a powerful influence over us.

Don't let your emotions overpower your intelligence.

In this world, man has two significant possessions: intelligence and emotion. These two possessions govern our day-to-day life. But very often we see that emotion (ego) gets the upper hand in our life. We know that even if someone is extremely intelligent, when his emotion comes to the fore it will devour him. He is compelled to do what his emotion asks him to do.

Many people don't know about the power of good feelings, and so their feelings are reactions or responses to what happens to them. They have put their feelings on automatic pilot, instead of deliberately taking charge of them.

You can feel an emotion; just don't think that it's so important.

Feelings are good servants, but they are disastrous masters.

Be aware that what you think, to a large extent, creates the emotions that you feel. See the link between your thinking and your emotions. Rather than being your thoughts and emotions, be the awareness behind them.

Great events make me quiet and calm; it is only trifles that irritate my nerves.