Stop Fighting Yourself

Strength comes not from conquering yourself, but from accepting yourself.

1. You'll never win if you fight against yourself.

To achieve happiness, we must be able to accept misfortune.

Pain itself is not terrible; what's terrible is the resentment that arises from pain.

Only by letting yourself fall to the ground can you discover your own value.

Accepting pain softens it; resisting it hardens it.

Others' sympathy makes us appear weak; self-compassion makes us strong.

2. Awakened people live in the present; confused people either regret the past or worry about the future.

Don't regret the past, don't worry about the future; live well in the present.

When you're adrift in a sea of pain, you need an anchor to dock.

Some people can't control their emotions because their ego hasn't awakened.

Learn meditation: even if Mount Tai collapses before you, you can remain calm.

Buddha is an awakened person; man is an unawakened Buddha.

3. Treat pain gently, and pain will treat you gently.

The more we resist an emotion, the more easily we are captured by it.

Emotions are often trapped inside the body; relaxing the body releases emotions.

Those who understand their emotions don't get angry; those who don't are often inexplicably angry.

When you can express your inner pain, it will be minimized.

4. The greatest contribution you can make to humanity is to make yourself happy.

Compassion for yourself is actually self-acceptance; self-blame is actually self-distancing.

Being at odds with yourself is the root of many people's suffering.

You must first put on your own oxygen mask before you can help others.

When you embrace pain, forgiveness and love will embrace you.

Without inner resistance, a rainbow will rise in a peaceful heart.

5. The gentler you are to yourself, the more resilient your heart becomes.

When you fight against yourself, your body becomes hard, but your heart becomes fragile.

Thoughts are like a wild horse; if you try to control them, they will harm you.

You can use a gentle heart to defuse the sharpness of negative emotions.

Self-isolation escalates mild anxiety into fear, and ordinary unhappiness into despair.

By viewing "I" as a verb, your heart gains complete freedom.

Self-compassion eliminates resistance, and a peaceful heart generates a powerful force of loving-kindness.

1. Only with loving-kindness in your heart can you truly become strong.

Fear is the most terrible emotion, and loving-kindness is its only antidote.

When we are deeply mired in pain, we might as well embrace ourselves.

Four loving-kindness phrases can move your heart.

People only know the true meaning when they are at their wits' end.

Cultivate loving-kindness in your heart in three ways.

A hammer cannot open a lotus flower.

When the heart is calm, the flower of loving-kindness will bloom from within.

In the boundless sea of suffering, loving-kindness is a small boat that saves you.

2. Caring for others is the highest level of selfishness.

If you argue with yourself, eventually the whole world will argue with you.

When your heart is at peace, there will be fewer unpleasant people in your life.

While caring for others, don't lose yourself.

Awaken compassion, and even a withered heart can bloom.

Everyone can awaken; everyone can become a Buddha.

The world is a great temple, and everyone practices within it.

Controlling your emotions means controlling your destiny.

Different types of people walk the same path of awakening.

To awaken, one must pass five tests.

In fact, the path of awakening is a path of self-discovery.

To change, we need to constantly accept our former selves.

If you fall 100 times, get up 101 times.

Self-compassion has three stages: infatuation, disillusionment, and true acceptance.

A goal is like a pen; you can't hold it too tightly, nor too loosely.

Meditation isn't as difficult as you imagine.

Behind every sharp emotion lies a tender feeling.

Pain doesn't disappear from life; it disappears into life.

Thank you for reading!