Wednesday, January 18, 2006

Quote d'jour

When [Buddhist] teachings tell us to "make friends with our emotions," they mean to become more attentive and get to know them better. Being ignorant about emotions only makes matters worse; feeling guilty or ashamed of them does the same. Struggling against them is equally nonproductive. The only way to dissolve their power is with our wholehearted, intelligent attention.
— Pema Chodron, "No Time to Lose", Shambhala Sun, Jan 2006, pg 53
excerpted from her book, No Time to Lose: A Timely Guide to the Way of the Bodhisattva

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