The journey of a 1000 miles begins with a single step

Forgiveness

The best apology

May be an image of text that says 'The best apology is changed behavior.'

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The most difficult times we give ourselves

May be an image of 1 person, outdoors and text that says 'The most difficult times for many of us are the ones we give ourselves. Pema Chödron'


Buddhist prayer of forgiveness


Be gentle in judging yourself

We should be quite gentle in judging ourselves and remember that the habits we are fighting against come from beginningless time and are very strong. So from time to time there will be some backsliding — though in the long run there is progress and improvement. Furthermore, remember that even having entered the gate of the Dharma, having the intention to reduce our disturbing emotions, or being concerned about disturbing emotions is amazing because most people involved in samsara never even think about this.

– Thrangu Rinpoche

from the book “Luminous Clarity: A Commentary on Karma Chagme’s Union of Mahamudra and Dzogchen”

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