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The root of happiness ~ Pema Chödron

The root of happiness ~ Pema Chödron was last modified: January 21st, 2016 by dorjeduck

It takes some training to equate complete letting go with comfort. But in fact, ‘nothing to hold on to’ is the root of happiness. There’s a sense of freedom when we accept that we’re not in control.


Pema Chödron

from the book The Places That Scare You: A Guide to Fearlessness in Difficult Times

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Further quotes from the book The Places That Scare You:

  • Life preferences
  • Abiding in openness
  • The queasy feeling of being in the middle of nowhere
  • Idiot Compassion
  • Our Shared Humanity
  • Being in the middle of nowhere
  • At least until you die
  • Everyday uncertainty
  • The anxiety of opening
  • Being inspired by everyday good fortune
  • The first mark of existence
  • Forgive into freshness
  • Compassion takes courage
  • A flexible identity
  • Threefold purity
  • Our true nature and condition
  • Awakening our unlimited potential
  • Happiness
  • Dissolving our self-importance


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Pema Chödron

  • External links:
  • Pema Chödron Foundation
  • Shambhala Publication - Pema Chödron
  • Heart Advice by Pema Chödron
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  • Biography:
    http://www.gampoabbey.org/pema-bio.php

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