Pema Chödrön - Hope Quotes

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Hope and fear come from feeling that we lack something; they come from a sense of poverty. We can't simply relax with ourselves. We hold on to hope, and hope robs us of the present moment. We feel that someone else knows what is going on, but that there is something missing in us, and therefore something is lacking in our world.

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Without giving up hope—that there's somewhere better to be, that there's someone better to be—we will never relax with where we are or who we are.

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The spiritual journey involves going beyond hope and fear, stepping into unknown territory, continually moving forward. The most important aspect of being on the spiritual path may be just to keep moving.

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Suffering begins to dissolve when we can question the belief or the hope that there's anywhere to hide.

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We can begin to open our hearts to others when we have no hope of getting anything back. We just do it for its own sake.

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If we're willing to give up hope that insecurity and pain can be eliminated, then we can have the courage to relax with the groundlessness of our situation. This is the first step on the path.

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Don't get caught up in hopes of what you'll achieve and how good your situation will be some day in the future. What you do right now is what matters.

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The real thing that we renounce is the tenacious hope that we could be saved from being who we are.

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We can drop the fundamental hope that there is a better "me" who one day will emerge. We can't just jump over ourselves as if we were not there.

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