# If we learn to open our hearts, anyone, including ... | Pema Chodron Quote

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> If we learn to open our hearts, anyone, including the people who drive us crazy, can be our teacher.

## What This Quote Means

The greatest investment we can make is in our own development and self-understanding.

## About Pema Chodron

Pema Chodron is an American Tibetan Buddhist nun and author known for her teachings on mindfulness and compassion in difficult times.

Pema Chodron (1936-present) is a Buddhist teacher who helps Westerners work with difficult emotions and find peace amid uncertainty.

## How to Apply This Wisdom

### Embrace discomfort

Seek out one growth opportunity that stretches your comfort zone.

### Feedback welcome

Ask for honest feedback and receive it with gratitude.

### Daily learning

Commit to learning something new every single day.

## Reflection Questions

- In what area of my life am I most stagnant?

- What uncomfortable truth about myself do I need to face?

- What would my best self look like one year from now?

## More Quotes by Pema Chodron

> Nothing ever goes away until it has taught us what we need to know.

> You are the sky. Everything else — it''s just the weather.

> The most fundamental aggression to ourselves, the most fundamental harm we can do to ourselves, is to remain ignorant by not having the courage and the respect to look at ourselves honestly and gently.

> Lean into the sharp points.

> Fear is a natural reaction to moving closer to the truth.