Bodhichitta is a Sanskrit word that means “noble or awakened heart.” Just as butter is inherent in milk and oil is inherent in a sesame seed, the soft spot of bodhichitta is inherent in you and me. It is equated, in part, with our ability to love.

It is said that in difficult times, it is only bodhichitta that heals. When inspiration has become hidden, when we feel ready to give up, this is the time when healing can be found in the tenderness of pain itself.

Pema Chödron

from the book Comfortable with Uncertainty: 108 Teachings on Cultivating Fearlessness and Compassion

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Further quotes from the book Comfortable with Uncertainty:

• Pain and pleasure go together
• The possibility of being able to expand
• Learning to leap into open space
• Complete acceptance of ourselves as we are
• Remaining stuck in the repetitious habit of escalating our dissatisfaction
• Cultivating Compassion
• Recognizing our shared humanity
• Beyond punishment and reward
• Recognizing What’s Going On
• Humor and openness
• Abandon any hope of fruition