The point is that our true nature is not some ideal that we have to live up to. It’s who we are right now, and that’s what we can make friends with and celebrate.

Pema Chödron

from the book The Wisdom of No Escape and the Path of Loving Kindness

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Further quotes from the book The Wisdom of No Escape and the Path of Loving Kindness:

• Clinging to truth
• You’re always in the middle of the universe
• Befriending who we are
• A magical golden key
• Meeting our edge
• A little twist
• The challenge of now
• Just your interpretation of reality
• Share well-being
• Use your life
• Just as we are
• Seeing clearly
• Get rid of heaven and hell
• Nurturing ourselves
• A proper cup of tea