“There is a common misunderstanding among the human beings who
have ever been born on earth that the best way to live is to try to
avoid pain and just try to get comfortable. You see this even in
insects and animals and birds. All of us are the some. A much more
interesting, kind and joyful approach to life is to begin to develop our
curiosity, not caring whether the object of our curiosity is bitter or
sweet. To lead to a life that goes beyond pettiness and prejudice and
always wanting to make sure that everything turns out on our own terms,
to lead a more passionate, full, and delightful life than that, we must
realize that we can endure a lot of pain and pleasure for the sake of
finding out who we are and what this world is, how we tick and how our
world ticks, how the whole thing just is. If we are committed to
comfort at any cost, as soon as we come up against the least edge of
pain, we’re going to run; we’ll never know what’s beyond that particular
barrier or wall or fearful thing.”
Pema Chödrön
Pema Chödrön
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