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title: "16 Awake Quotes By Pema Chödrön"
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> [We are one blink of an eye away from being fully awake](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pema-ch-dr-n/we-are-one-blink-of-an-eye-away-from-being-fully-awake/)

[Pema Chodron](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pema-ch-dr-n/)

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> [To be fully alive, fully human, and completely awake is to be continually thrown out of the nest.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pema-ch-dr-n/to-be-fully-alive-fully-human-and-completely-awake-is-to-be-2/)

[Pema Chodron](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pema-ch-dr-n/)

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> [But all the time our warmth and brilliance are right here. This is who we really are. We are one blink of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pema-ch-dr-n/but-all-the-time-our-warmth-and-brilliance-are-right-here-this-is-who/)

[Pema Chodron](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pema-ch-dr-n/)

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> [Being fully present isn’t something that happens once and then you have achieved it; it’s being awake to the ebb and flow…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pema-ch-dr-n/being-fully-present-isn-t-something-that-happens-once-and-then-you/)

[Pema Chodron](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pema-ch-dr-n/)

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> [“We can lead our life so as to become more awake to who we are and what we're doing rather than trying…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pema-ch-dr-n/we-can-lead-our-life-so-as-to-become-more-awake-to-who-we-are-and/)

[Pema Chödrön](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pema-ch-dr-n/)

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> [It's also helpful to realize that this very body that we have, that's sitting right here right now... with its aches and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pema-ch-dr-n/it-s-also-helpful-to-realize-that-this-very-body-that-we-have-that-s/)

[Pema Chodron](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pema-ch-dr-n/)

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> [We don’t sit in meditation to become good meditators. We sit in meditation so that we’ll be more awake in our lives.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pema-ch-dr-n/we-don-t-sit-in-meditation-to-become-good-meditators-we-sit-in/)

[Pema Chodron](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pema-ch-dr-n/)

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> [ Hold the sadness and pain of samsara \[suffering, confusion\] in your heart and at the same time the power and vision of… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pema-ch-dr-n/hold-the-sadness-and-pain-of-samsara-suffering-confusion-in-your/)

[Pema Chodron](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pema-ch-dr-n/)

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> [To be fully alive, fully human, and completely awake is to be continually thrown out of the nest. To live fully is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pema-ch-dr-n/to-be-fully-alive-fully-human-and-completely-awake-is-to-be/)

[Pema Chodron](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pema-ch-dr-n/)

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> [“Nonaggression and the Four Maras All the maras point the way to being completely awake and alive by letting go, by letting…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pema-ch-dr-n/nonaggression-and-the-four-maras-all-the-maras-point-the-way-to-being/)

[Pema Chödrön](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pema-ch-dr-n/)

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> [Not causing harm requires staying awake. Part of being awake is slowing down enough to notice what we say and do. The…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pema-ch-dr-n/not-causing-harm-requires-staying-awake-part-of-being-awake-is/)

[Pema Chodron](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pema-ch-dr-n/)

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> [The next time you lose heart and you can’t bear to experience what you’re feeling, you might recall this instruction: change the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pema-ch-dr-n/the-next-time-you-lose-heart-and-you-can-t-bear-to-experience-what/)

[Pema Chodron](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pema-ch-dr-n/)

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> [WE ALREADY HAVE everything we need. There is no need for self-improvement. All these trips that we lay on ourselves—the heavy-duty fearing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pema-ch-dr-n/we-already-have-everything-we-need-there-is-no-need-for-self/)

[Pema Chodron](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pema-ch-dr-n/)

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> [Holding on to beliefs limits our experience of life. That doesn't mean that beliefs or ideas or thinking is a problem; the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pema-ch-dr-n/holding-on-to-beliefs-limits-our-experience-of-life-that-doesn-t-mean/)

[Pema Chodron](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pema-ch-dr-n/)

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> [Our wisdom is all mixed up with what we call our neurosis. Our brilliance, our juiciness, our spiciness, is all mixed up…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pema-ch-dr-n/our-wisdom-is-all-mixed-up-with-what-we-call-our-neurosis-our/)

[Pema Chodron](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pema-ch-dr-n/)

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> [Well, it starts with being willing to feel what we are going through. It starts with being willing to have a compassionate…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pema-ch-dr-n/well-it-starts-with-being-willing-to-feel-what-we-are-going-through/)

[Pema Chodron](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pema-ch-dr-n/)

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## Other authors on Awake

## More by Pema Chödrön

> [“LIFE’S work is to wake up, to let the things that enter into your life wake you up rather than put you to sleep.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pema-ch-dr-n/life-s-work-is-to-wake-up-to-let-the-things-that-enter-into-your-life/)

[Pema Chödrön](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pema-ch-dr-n/)

> [Since death is certain and the time of death is uncertain, what is the most important thing?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pema-ch-dr-n/since-death-is-certain-and-the-time-of-death-is-uncertain-what-is-the/)

[Pema Chodron](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pema-ch-dr-n/)

> [Buddhist words such as compassion and emptiness don't mean much until we start cultivating our innate ability simply to be there with pain with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pema-ch-dr-n/buddhist-words-such-as-compassion-and-emptiness-don-t-mean-much-until/)

[Pema Chodron](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pema-ch-dr-n/)

> [The essence of generosity is letting go. Pain is always a sign that we are holding on to something - usually ourselves.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pema-ch-dr-n/the-essence-of-generosity-is-letting-go-pain-is-always-a-sign-that-we/)

[Pema Chodron](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pema-ch-dr-n/)

> [“If the object of meditation were something concrete, something solid and graspable - an image or a statue or a dot on the floor…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pema-ch-dr-n/if-the-object-of-meditation-were-something-concrete-something-solid/)

[Pema Chödrön](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pema-ch-dr-n/)

> [It's a transformative experience to simply pause instead of immediately fill up the space. By waiting, we begin to connect with fundamental restlessness as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pema-ch-dr-n/it-s-a-transformative-experience-to-simply-pause-instead-of/)

[Pema Chodron](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pema-ch-dr-n/)

> [“The essence of life is that it’s challenging. Sometimes it is sweet, and sometimes it is bitter. Sometimes your body tenses, and sometimes it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pema-ch-dr-n/the-essence-of-life-is-that-it-s-challenging-sometimes-it-is-sweet/)

[Pema Chödrön](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pema-ch-dr-n/)

> [If we run a hundred miles an hour to the other end of the continent in order to get away from the obstacle, we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pema-ch-dr-n/if-we-run-a-hundred-miles-an-hour-to-the-other-end-of-the-continent/)

[Pema Chodron](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pema-ch-dr-n/)

> [“But in this meditation technique, we are with the out-breath; there's no particular instruction about what to do until the next out-breath.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pema-ch-dr-n/but-in-this-meditation-technique-we-are-with-the-out-breath-there-s/)

[Pema Chödrön](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pema-ch-dr-n/)

> [“Nothing ever goes away until it has taught us what we need to know. Nothing ever really attacks us except our own confusion. Perhaps…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pema-ch-dr-n/nothing-ever-goes-away-until-it-has-taught-us-what-we-need-to-know/)

[Pema Chödrön](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pema-ch-dr-n/)

> [So even if the hot loneliness is there, and for 1.6 seconds we sit with that restlessness when yesterday we couldn't sit for even…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pema-ch-dr-n/so-even-if-the-hot-loneliness-is-there-and-for-1-6-seconds-we-sit/)

[Pema Chodron](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pema-ch-dr-n/)

> [If you have rage and righteously act it out and blame it all on others, it's really you who suffers. The other people and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pema-ch-dr-n/if-you-have-rage-and-righteously-act-it-out-and-blame-it-all-on/)

[Pema Chodron](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pema-ch-dr-n/)

> [“When we realize that the path is the goal, there’s a sense of workability. Trungpa Rinpoche said, “Whatever occurs in the confused mind is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pema-ch-dr-n/when-we-realize-that-the-path-is-the-goal-there-s-a-sense-of/)

[Pema Chödrön](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pema-ch-dr-n/)

> [Every day is a new opportunity to work with what you have inside toward enlightenment.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pema-ch-dr-n/every-day-is-a-new-opportunity-to-work-with-what-you-have-inside/)

[Pema Chodron](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pema-ch-dr-n/)

> [If someone comes along and shoots an arrow into your heart, it’s fruitless to stand there and yell at the person. It would be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pema-ch-dr-n/if-someone-comes-along-and-shoots-an-arrow-into-your-heart-it-s/)

[Pema Chodron](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pema-ch-dr-n/)

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                        "text": "“Nonaggression and the Four Maras All the maras point the way to being completely awake and alive by letting go, by letting ourselves die moment after moment, at the end of each out-breath. When we wake up, we can live fully without seeking pleasure and avoiding pain, without re-creating ourselves when we fall apart.”",
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                        "text": "Not causing harm requires staying awake. Part of being awake is slowing down enough to notice what we say and do. The more we witness our emotional chain reactions and understand how they work, the easier it is to refrain. It becomes a way of life to stay awake, slow down, and notice.",
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                        "text": "The next time you lose heart and you can’t bear to experience what you’re feeling, you might recall this instruction: change the way you see it and lean in. Instead of blaming our discomfort on outer circumstances or on our own weakness, we can choose to stay present and awake to our experience, not rejecting it, not grasping it, not buying the stories that we relentlessly tell ourselves. This is priceless advice that addresses the true cause of suffering—yours, mine, and that of all living beings.",
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                        "text": "WE ALREADY HAVE everything we need. There is no need for self-improvement. All these trips that we lay on ourselves—the heavy-duty fearing that we’re bad and hoping that we’re good, the identities that we so dearly cling to, the rage, the jealousy and the addictions of all kinds—never touch our basic wealth. They are like clouds that temporarily block the sun. But all the time our warmth and brilliance are right here. This is who we really are. We are one blink of an eye away from being fully awake.",
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                        "text": "Holding on to beliefs limits our experience of life. That doesn't mean that beliefs or ideas or thinking is a problem; the stubborn attitude of having to have things be a particular way, grasping on to our beliefs and thoughts, all these cause the problems. To put it simply, using your belief system this way creates a situation in which you choose to be blind instead of being able to see, to be deaf instead of being able to hear, to be dead rather than alive, asleep rather than awake.",
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