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title: "5 Fully Awake Quotes By Pema Chödrön"
description: "5 Fully Awake quotes by Pema Chödrön. Plus more from Pema Chödrön and more Fully Awake sayings from other authors."
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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/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5a4/pema-ch-dr-n-327_awake_we-are-one-blink-of-an-eye-away-from-bei_1457763.png)

> [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/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dd9/pema-ch-dr-n-327_ache_it-s-also-helpful-to-realize-that-this-v_1878869.png)

> [“It's very helpful to realize that being here, sitting in meditation, doing simple everyday things like working, walking outside, talking with people,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pema-ch-dr-n/it-s-very-helpful-to-realize-that-being-here-sitting-in-meditation/)

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

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/535/pema-ch-dr-n-327_meditation_it-s-very-helpful-to-realize-that-being_2418063.png)

> [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/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d80/pema-ch-dr-n-327_addiction_we-already-have-everything-we-need-there_2579176.png)

> [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/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/239/pema-ch-dr-n-327_awake_but-all-the-time-our-warmth-and-brillian_2717106.jpg)

## 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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