“Rather than harden…”
By myinneredge
Compassion practice is daring. It involves learning to relax and allowing ourselves to move gently toward what scares us. The trick to doing this is to stay with emotional distress without tightening into aversion; to let fear soften us rather than harden into resistance.
- PEMA CHODRON -
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January 25, 2008 at 9:59 am |
Thank yo my friend.
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Wow… that was a well-timed message for me…
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