Who ever got the idea that we could have pleasure without pain? It’s promoted rather widely in this world, and we buy it. But pain and pleasure go together; they are inseparable. They can be celebrated. They are ordinary.

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:

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