A further sign of health is that we don’t become undone by fear and trembling, but we take it as a message that it’s time to stop struggling and look directly at what’s threatening us.

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"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."

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"This genuine heart of sadness can teach us great compassion."

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"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."

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"Be kind to yourself, and then let your kindness fill the world."

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"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."

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