All PEMA CHODRON Quotes about “Meditation”

“Meditation practice isn't about trying to throw ourselves away and become something better. It's about befriending who we are already.”
“Meditation practice isn't about trying to throw ourselves away and become something better. It's about befriending who we are already.”
“One of the main discoveries of meditation is seeing how we continually run away from the present moment, how we avoid being here just as we are. Thatâ€™s not considered to be a problem. The point is to see it.”
“One of the main discoveries of meditation is seeing how we continually run away from the present moment, how we avoid being here just as we are. Thatâ€™s not considered to be a problem. The point is to see it.”
“It's helpful to remind yourself that meditation is about opening and relaxing with whatever arises, without picking and choosing.”
“It's helpful to remind yourself that meditation is about opening and relaxing with whatever arises, without picking and choosing.”
“One way to practice staying present is to simply sit still for a while and listen. For one minute, listen to the sounds close to you. For one minute, listen to the sounds at a distance. Just listen attentively.”
“One way to practice staying present is to simply sit still for a while and listen. For one minute, listen to the sounds close to you. For one minute, listen to the sounds at a distance. Just listen attentively.”
“Meditation isn't really about getting rid of thoughts, it's about changing the pattern of grasping on to things, which in our everyday experience is our thoughts.”
“Meditation isn't really about getting rid of thoughts, it's about changing the pattern of grasping on to things, which in our everyday experience is our thoughts.”
“Are you experiencing restlessness? Stay! Are fear and loathing out of control? Stay! Aching knees and throbbing back? Stay! What's for lunch? Stay! I can't stand this another minute! Stay!”
“The more we witness our emotional reactions and understand how they work, the easier it is to refrain.”
“Are you experiencing restlessness? Stay! Are fear and loathing out of control? Stay! Aching knees and throbbing back? Stay! What's for lunch? Stay! I can't stand this another minute! Stay!”
“In meditation, you learn how to get out of your own way long enough for there to be room for your wisdom to manifest”
“In meditation, you learn how to get out of your own way long enough for there to be room for your wisdom to manifest”
“In practicing meditation, we're not trying to live up to some kind of ideal -- quite the opposite. We're just being with our experience, whatever it is.”
“In practicing meditation, we're not trying to live up to some kind of ideal -- quite the opposite. We're just being with our experience, whatever it is.”
“Meditation is not about getting out of ourselves or achieving something better. It is about getting in touch with what you already are.”
“Meditation is not about getting out of ourselves or achieving something better. It is about getting in touch with what you already are.”

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