Know yourself, know humanity

While we are sitting in meditation, we are simply exploring humanity and all of creation in the form of ourselves. We can become the world’s greatest experts on anger, jealousy, and self-deprecation, as well as on joyfulness, clarity, and insight. Everything that human beings feel, we feel. We can become extremely wise and sensitive to all of humanity and the whole universe simply by knowing ourselves, just as we are. — Pema Chödrön from The Wisdom of No Escape: And the Path of Loving-Kindness

If you need more of a Pema fix I’ve got lots of her words of wisdom on this blog: Pema Chodron

Books by Pema Chödrön

● When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times

● Unconditional Confidence: Instructions for Meeting Any Experience with Trust and Courage

●  Taking the Leap: Freeing Ourselves from Old Habits and Fears

●  The Pocket Pema Chodron

●  The Pema Chodron Audio Collection: Pure Meditation:Good Medicine:From Fear to Fearlessness (I really loved this audio!)

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