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title: "5 Fixed Quotes By Pema Chödrön"
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> [That nothing is static or fixed, that all is fleeting and impermanent, is the first mark of existence. Everything is in process.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pema-ch-dr-n/that-nothing-is-static-or-fixed-that-all-is-fleeting-and-impermanent/)

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

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ae3/pema-ch-dr-n-327_blades-of-grass_that-nothing-is-static-or-fixed-that-all_638093.png)

> [We have two alternatives: either we question our beliefs - or we don't. Either we accept our fixed versions of reality- or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pema-ch-dr-n/we-have-two-alternatives-either-we-question-our-beliefs-or-we-don-t/)

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

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f1e/pema-ch-dr-n-327_accepting_we-have-two-alternatives-either-we-quest_1166218.png)

> [When things fall apart in your life, you feel as if your whole world is crumbling. But actually it’s your fixed identity…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pema-ch-dr-n/when-things-fall-apart-in-your-life-you-feel-as-if-your-whole-world/)

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

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c3f/pema-ch-dr-n-327_causes_when-things-fall-apart-in-your-life-you_1728890.jpg)

> [That nothing is static or fixed, that all is fleeting and impermanent, is the first mark of existence. It is the ordinary…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pema-ch-dr-n/that-nothing-is-static-or-fixed-that-all-is-fleeting-and-impermanent-2/)

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

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fbd/pema-ch-dr-n-327_affair_that-nothing-is-static-or-fixed-that-all_1853847.png)

> [Sometimes people's spiritual ideas become fixed and they use them against those who don't share their beliefs - in effect, becoming fundamentalist.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pema-ch-dr-n/sometimes-people-s-spiritual-ideas-become-fixed-and-they-use-them/)

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

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## Other authors on Fixed

## 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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