on Dec 8, 2009

“Be Grateful to Everyone.” ~ a Lojong teaching via Pema Chodron

“Be grateful to everyone” is a way of saying that we can learn from any situation, especially if we practice this slogan with awareness…

“Be grateful to everyone” is getting at a complete change of attitude…

“Be grateful to everyone” means that all situations teach you, and often it’s the tough ones that teach you best… ”

~ Pema Chodron, from “Start Where You Are.”

With thanks for the tip to one of our favorite yoga sites, listed on our “Favorite Web Sites” blog roll on our home page…

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Tobye says:

I feel that interview would have been quite confusing to someone not familiar with Buddhism.