{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.
SOGYAL RINPOCHEWhy exactly are we so frightened of death that we avoid looking at it altogether? Somewhere, deep down, we know we cannot avoid facing death forever.
More Sogyal Rinpoche Quotes
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The act of meditation is being spacious.
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Theories are like patches on a coat, one day they just wear off.
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Our lives are lived in intense and anxious struggle, in a swirl of speed and aggression, in competing, grasping, possessing and achieving, forever burdening ourselves with extraneous activities and preoccupations.
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To be a spiritual warrior means to develop a special kind of courage, one that is innately intelligent, gentle, and fearless.
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Let your heart go out in spontaneous and immeasurable compassion.
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Western laziness consists of cramming our lives with compulsive activity, so that there is no time at all to confront the real issues.
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Don’t you notice that there are particular moments when you are naturally inspired to introspection? Work with them gently, for these are the moments when you can go through a powerful experience, and your whole worldview can change quickly.
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Death is like a mirror in which the true meaning of life is reflected.
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The gift of learning to meditate is the greatest gift you can give yourself in this life.
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Spiritual warriors can still be frightened, but even so they are courageous enough to taste suffering, to relate clearly to their fundamental fear, and to draw out without evasion the lessons from difficulties.
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When you have learned, through discipline, to simplify your life, and so practiced the mindfulness of meditation, and through it loosened the hold of aggression, clinging, and negativity on your whole being, the wisdom of insight can slowly dawn.
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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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Real devotion is an unbroken receptivity to the truth
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A real miracle, he said, was if someone could liberate just one negative emotion.
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The spiritual journey is one of continuous learning and purification. When you know this, you become humble.
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