Pema Chodron Quotes

I'm so curious about knowing the unknown; it can be scary, but I see it as a game.

There is no security in following the call to adventure.

You never know what's around the corner unless you peek. Hold someone's hand while you do it. You will feel less scared.

If I wasn't doing this kind of exploration, I'd like to be doing some other kind of exploration. It might be more risky, or less risky, but, in the business of exploration, risk is part of the territory.

All adventures, especially into new territory, are scary.

I was always interested in the possibility maybe of finding my way into a big adventure.

Travel can also be the spirit of adventure somewhat tamed, for those who desire to do something they are a bit afraid of.

The curious are always in some danger. If you are curious you might never come home.

We were very scared. Going to America was almost like going to the moon.

If we don’t go, we don’t know.

I love diving into the unknown. That's been my M.O. ever since I was a kid.

Withough danger you cannot go beyond danger.

When you don't know where you're headed, you find places no one else would ever explore.

You will come to a place where the streets are not marked. Some windows are lighted. but mostly they're darked. But mostly they're darked. A place you could sprain both your elbow and chin! Do you dare to stay out? Do you dare to go in? How much can you lose? How much can you win?

The adventure is always and everywhere a passage beyond the veil of the known into the unknown; the powers that watch at the boundary are dangerous; to deal with them is risky; yet for anyone with competence and courage the danger fades.

Adventurer: he that goes to meet whatever may come. Well, that is what we all do in the world one way or another.

Dive today from the cliff of what you know into what you can't know.

There will always be those who feel more comfortable not venturing from the warmth of the hearth, but there are those who prefer to look out the window and wonder what is beyond the horizon.

Uncertainty is the necessary companion of all explorers.

There is little faith involved in setting out on a journey where the destination is certain and every step in between has been mapped in detail. Bravery, trust, is about leaving camp in the dark, when we do not know the route ahead and cannot be certain we will ever return.

Replace fear of the unknown with curiosity.

Have no fear of moving into the unknown.

The creative process is also the most terrifying part because you don't know exactly what's going to happen or where it is going to lead. You don't know what new dangers and challenges you'll find. It takes an enormous amount of internal security to begin with the spirit of adventure, discovery, and creativity. Without doubt, you have to leave the comfort zone of base camp and confront an entirely new and unknown wilderness.

There is no discovery without risk and what you risk reveals what you value.

You've got to bumble forward into the unknown.