Quotes About Groundlessness

#1. Most spiritual experiences begin with suffering. They begin with groundlessness. They begin when the rug has been pulled out from under us.

Pema Chodron

#2. When we resist change, it's called suffering. But when we can completely let go and not struggle against it, when we can embrace the groundlessness of our situation and relax into it's dynamic quality, that's called enlightenment

Pema Chodron

#3. We can step into uncharted territory and relax with the groundlessness of our situation; [we can] dissolve the dualistic tension between us and them, this and that, good and bad, by inviting in what we usually avoid. My teacher described this as leaning into the sharp points.

Pema Chodron

#4. The path to decision may be hard because it leads into the territory of both finiteness and groundlessness - domains soaked in anxiety.

Irvin D. Yalom

#5. 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.

Pema Chodron

#6. The Buddha taught that flexibility and openness bring strength and that running from groundlessness weakens us and brings pain. But do we understand that becoming familiar with the running away is the key? Openness doesn't come from resisting our fears but from getting to know them well

Pema Chodron

#7. Fear will learn to fear me.

Tahereh Mafi

#8. For speed Bone had buried his pack half a day back, and thus as he stood he laced the boots together and tied them to his belt, so that their jostling could deliver a metaphorical kick in the behind.

Chris Willrich

#9. Your aspirations are deeply influenced by your inspirations. Don't produce bad situations due to a lack of creative ambitions.

Amaka Imani Nkosazana

#10. She feels a little sad. Is she sad? Helen considers an alternative: She is dehydrated.

Meg Howrey

#11. fang will be the first to die

James Patterson

#12. Her eyes flashed orange for a half-second and that gruesome and horrifying sight reminded me of the candles being lit on a grinning jack-o-lantern, if said jack-o-lantern was salivating.

Sharon Stevenson

#13. It gets a bit boring talking about the same thing for a hundred years.

Nicholas Winton

#14. I have no sense of what War is like; It may be like disaster Hollywood movies. But i wish india and Pakistan fight a War and devour all ; instead of decapitating one-by-one

Bilal Bashir Magry

#15. Fukushima is the most terrifying situation I can imagine,

David Suzuki

#16. We remain united with the British, and our allies around the world, in our resolve to defeat terrorism and bring those who commit these acts to justice.

Doc Hastings

#17. The whole world was this symphony, and there was not enough of her to listen.

Carson McCullers

#18. It's about finding what's next. I'm hesitant to let people know what producers I'm f
ing with, what I'm rapping about. I'd rather drop that winning hand out of nowhere.

Drake

#19. If your religion does not work at home, don't export it.

Howard G. Hendricks

#20. Faith in God is less apt to proceed from miracles than miracles from faith in God.

Frederick Buechner

#21. Seeds of past karma cannot germinate if they are roasted in the fires of divine wisdom.

Paramahansa Yogananda