Pema Chodron Quotes About Pleasure

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  • Pain is not a punishment; pleasure is not a reward.

    Pain   Grief   Punishment  
    Pema Chodron (2003). “Comfortable with Uncertainty: 108 Teachings on Cultivating Fearlessness and Compassion”, p.94, Shambhala Publications
  • It's also helpful to realize that this very body that we have, that's sitting right here right now... with its aches and it pleasures... is exactly what we need to be fully human, fully awake, fully alive.

  • One very powerful and effective way to work with this tendency to push away pain and hold on to pleasure is the practice of tonglen.  In tonglen practice, when we see or feel suffering, we  breathe in with the notion of completely feeling it, accepting it, and owning it.

  • This is the tendency of all living things: to avoid pain and to cling to pleasure.

  • To lead 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...

    "The Wisdom of No Escape". Book by Pema Chödrön, www.huffingtonpost.com. 1991.
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