It is important to remember always that the principle of egolessness does not mean that there was an ego in the first place, and the Buddhists did away with it. On the contrary, it means there was never any ego at all to begin with. To realize that is called “egolessness.
SOGYAL RINPOCHE{While meditating} I sit quietly and rest in the nature of mind; I don’t question or doubt whether I am in the “correct” state or not.
More Sogyal Rinpoche Quotes
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The whole of meditation practice can be essentialized into these 3 crucial points: Bring your mind home. Release. And relax!
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If all we know of mind is the aspect of mind that dissolves when we die, we will be left with no idea of what continues, no knowledge of the new dimension of the deeper reality of the nature of mind.
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For me, all dying people are teachers, giving to all those who help them a chance to transform themselves through developing their compassion.
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What should we “do” with the mind in meditation? Nothing. Just leave it, simply, as it is.
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In the Buddhist approach, life and death are seen as one whole, where death is the beginning of another chapter of life.
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…we and all sentient beings fundamentally have the buddha nature as our innermost essence. . . .
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There would be no chance to get to know death at all …if it happened only once.
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So often we want happiness, but the very way we pursue it is so clumsy and unskillful that it brings only more sorrow.
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It has never been liberated It has never been deluded It has never existed It has never been nonexistent It has no limits at all It does not fall into any kind of category
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Devote the mind to confusion and we know only too well, if we´re honest, that it will become a dark master of confusion, adept in its addictions, subtle and perversely supple in its slaveries.
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So many contradictory voices, dictates, and feelings fight for control over our inner lives that we find ourselves scattered everywhere, in all directions, leaving nobody at home.
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When I came to the West, I realized there was much hunger for spiritual teachings, but no environment for spirituality.
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There is no armor like perseverance.
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Learning to live is learning to let go.
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What we have to learn, in both meditation and in life, is to be free of attachment to the good experiences, and free of aversion to the negative ones.
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