All PEMA CHODRON Quotes about “Addiction”

“WE ALREADY HAVE everything we need. There is no need for self-improvement. All these trips that we lay on ourselvesâ€”the heavy-duty fearing that weâ€™re bad and hoping that weâ€™re good, the identities that we so dearly cling to, the rage, the jealousy and the addictions of all kindsâ€”never touch our basic wealth. They are like clouds that temporarily block the sun. But all the time our warmth and brilliance are right here. This is who we really are. We are one blink of an eye away from being fully awake.”
“When you refrain from habitual thoughts and behavior, the uncomfortable feelings will still be there. They donâ€™t magically disappear. Over the years, Iâ€™ve come to call resting with the discomfort â€œthe detox period,â€ because when you donâ€™t act on your habitual patterns, itâ€™s like giving up an addiction. Youâ€™re left with the feelings you were trying to escape. The practice is to make a wholehearted relationship with that”
“When we scratch the wound and give into our addictions we do not allow the wound to heal.”
“Most of us do not take these situations as teachings. We automatically hate them. We run like crazy. We use all kinds of ways to escape - all addictions stem from this moment when we meet our edge and we just can't stand it. We feel we have to soften it, pad it with something, and we become addicted to whatever it is that seems to ease the pain.”
“Feel the wounded heart that's underneath the addiction, self-loathing, or anger.”

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