Pema Chodron Perspective Quotations

The biggest obstacle to taking a bigger perspective on life is that our emotions capture and blind us.

When we feel left out, inadequate, or lonely, can we take a warrior’s perspective and contact bodhichitta?

It isn't the things that happen to us in our lives that cause us to suffer, it's how we relate to the things that happen to us that causes us to suffer.

Whatever happens in your life, joyful or painful, do not be swept away by reactivity. Be patient with yourself and don't lose your sense of perspective.