That nothing is static or fixed, that all is fleeting and impermanent, is the first mark of existence. It is the ordinary state of affairs. Everything is in process. Everything - every tree, every blade of grass, all the animals, insects, human beings, buildings, the animate and the inanimate - is always changing, moment to moment. β¨ Pema Chodron (2002). The Places That Scare You: A Guide to Fearlessness in Difficult Times, p.23, Shambhala Publications
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