"When we resist change, it’s called suffering. But when we can completely let go and not struggle against it, when we can embrace the groundlessness of our situation and relax into its dynamic quality, that’s called enlightenment, or awakening to our true nature, to our fundamental goodness."
- Pema Chödrön
Awareness
"This genuine heart of sadness can teach us great compassion."
- Pema Chödrön
Compassion
"This genuine heart of sadness can teach us great compassion. It can humble us when we’re arrogant and soften us when we are unkind."
- Pema Chödrön
Compassion
"Be kind to yourself, and then let your kindness fill the world."
- Pema Chödrön
Compassion
"Compassion is not a relationship between the healer and the wounded. It's a relationship between equals. Only when we know our own darkness well can we be present with the darkness of others. Compassion becomes real when we recognize our shared humanity."
- Pema Chödrön
Compassion
"After you have looked inward, I plead with you to look upward. The eyes that look down on yours will be those of your loving Father in Heaven who can, and will, bestow upon you all those things you hope for in righteousness. You can’t get these blessings by chasing them. Please stop running to the point of exhaustion. Be quiet; be still. Simplify. Be meek and lowly of heart, and pray. I testify to you that miracles will come when we slow down, when we calm down, and when we kneel down. All that the Father has can one day be yours [see Doctrine and Covenants 84:33–38]."
- Sister Patricia T. Holland
Inner Peace
"The only home that a man should ever need is within his heart."
- Lavi Bookman
Inner Peace
"When you lose sight of your path, listen for the destination in your heart."
- Allen Walker
Inner Peace
"You have power over your mind – not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength."
- Marcus Aurelius
Inner Peace
"The sun shines not on us but in us."
- John Muir
Inner Peace