Pema Chodron Quotes

I think I have a better sense of my weaknesses - being self-important, selfish and having a big ego probably triggers all the other stuff. I can see myself more clearly.

What else is there for me to conquer? Hopefully my ego.

The problem is, your ego sometimes tells you that you can do many things. But sometimes it's best to stay focused and be honest with yourself.

Thank everyone who calls out your faults, your anger, your impatience, your egotism; do this consciously, voluntarily.

I'm very observant and very instinctive. In life, you have to have the vulnerability to accept when you are to blame. And I do have that, and I am open enough to say it.

It's very healthy to be aware of your ego.

I had to let my ego go a long time ago.

I really had to come to the conclusion, the sort of humbling conclusion that, guess what, I'm no different than anybody else: I've got to sort of ask for help - not something I ever did, ever. And then part two of that is, like, accept it when it comes, and, you know, believe what people tell me.

All the work I do is personal, so the good stuff and the bad stuff that you see in there is all good stuff and bad stuff that I have, and part of the journey, for me, has been to embrace these things that I find embarrassing about myself: my stubbornness, my ego, my maudlin-ness - these things that I see myself do, and I go, 'Oh, David, stop that!'

I'm more conscious about who I let into my heart, and I'm singing about it.

How easy it is to be "deep": all you have to do is let yourself sink into your own flaws.

A fearful man who knows he is fearful is far more trustable than a fearful man who isn’t aware of his fear.

I'm fighting against my will to control. I think that is what I am doing. I would like to accept things in life, in all matters of life I would like to accept, but it's so difficult. I think we all have this struggle.

I had an occasional flash of understanding, but then got selfishly wrapped up again in my own problems and pleasures.

I have a bit of pride, which is always my downfall.

Always keep your ego in check and not be afraid to listen. Listening is a great art form.

Don't be too quick to draw conclusions from what happens to you; simply let it happen. Otherwise it will be too easy for you to look with blame... at your past, which naturally has a share with everything that now meets you.

Do you want to be right more than you want to know the truth? It's the truth that set me free. Acceptance, peace, and less attachment to a world of suffering are all effects of doing The Work. They're not the goals. Do The Work for the love of freedom, for the love of truth.

Be at least as interested in what goes on inside you as what happens outside. If you get the inside right, the outside will fall into place.

Judging others blocks me from inner peace

When I pass, speak freely of my shortcomings and my flaws. Learn from them, for I'll have no ego to injure.

The more you look into and understand yourself, the less judgmental you become towards others.

My pride and immaturity caused me to make things more of a struggle than they had to be. I can always blame others or circumstances, but the truth was that my own sinful pride led to more stress than anything else.

You cannot let go of anything if you cannot notice that you are holding it. Admit your 'weaknesses' and watch them morph into your greatest strengths.

For which of my bad parts didst thou first fall in love with me?