When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times (Shambhala Classics)

by Pema Chödrön

Letting there be room for not knowing is the most important thing of all.

Every day we could reflect on this and ask ourselves, “Am I going to add to the aggression in the world?” Every day, at the moment when things get edgy, we can just ask ourselves, “Am I going to practice peace, or am I going to war?”

we are all addicted to avoiding pain. When pain arises, we reach again and again for something that will blot it out.