“We are not as solid as we think. In truth, there is enormous space in which to live our everyday lives …

The sense of a separate, isolated self and a separate, isolated other is a painful misunderstanding …

True compassion does not come from wanting to help out those less fortunate than ourselves,

but from realizing our kinship with all beings.” ~ Pema Chodron

P.S. We realize our kinship with others in those moments when we act accordingly …

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“One of the most powerful teachings of the Buddhist tradition is that as long as you are wishing for things to change, they never will.

As long as you are wanting yourself to get better, you won’t. As long as you have an orientation towards the future,

you can never just relax into what you already have or already are.” ~ Pema Chodron

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