Pema Chodron Quotes

Funny, when you finally faced reality, it was amazing how clearly you could see things.

Facing facts is always empowering.

I don't make things complicated, that's the way they get all by themselves.

And that’s the way it is

You can avoid reality, but you cannot avoid the consequences of avoiding reality.

I stood there and stared, into the sky and at the city around me. I stood, hands at my side, and I saw what had happened to me and who I was and the way things would always be for me. Truth. There was no more wishing, or wondering. I knew who I was, and what I would always do. I believed it, as my teeth touched and my eyes were overrun.

There comes a point when things are undeniable and can't be hidden any longer. Even from yourself.

Sooner or later,reality does occor and when it does, all the lies show up, like blood on snow.

Whatever the situation, just take it for what it is. You don't have to make it worse or better than it is. It just is what it is. Always deal with the honesty, the truth of what something is, and then you've got all kinds of choices.

The truth can't hurt you, it's just like the dark. It scares you witless, but in time you see things clear and stark.

Fear is a natural reaction of moving closer to the truth. If we commit ourselves to staying right where we are, then our experience becomes very vivid. Things become very clear when there is nowhere to escape.

The truth is a bully we all pretend to like

How sweet it would be to treat men and things, for an hour, for just what they are!

Things are as bad and as good as they seem. There's no need to add anything extra.

We accept the reality of the world with which we are presented.

Harsh reality is always better than false hope.

Things get very clear when you're cornered.

The truth doesn't hurt. Whatever it is, it doesn't hurt. It's better to know the truth.

I'm a fan of the truth... even if it's painfully hard to accept.

The truth is the only way that we can get anywhere.

I used to try to figure out precisely what I was seeing all the time, until I discovered that I didn't need to. If the thing is true, why there it is.

It is the opposite of ignorance—it is intellectual honesty: to be willing to accept reality and to call things what they are even when it is hard.

The mind has to be empty to see clearly.

If you stand right fronting and face to face to a fact, you will see the sun glimmer on both its surfaces, as if it were a cimeter, and feel its sweet edge dividing you through the heart and marrow, and so you will happily conclude your mortal career. Be it life or death, we crave only reality. If we are really dying, let us hear the rattle in our throats and feel cold in the extremities; if we are alive, let us go about our business.

I realized that it's insane to oppose it. When I argue with reality, I lose-but only 100% of the time. How do I know that the wind should blow? It's blowing!