The purpose of meditation is to awaken in us the sky-like nature of mind, and to introduce us to that which we really are, our unchanging pure awareness, which underlies the whole of life and death
SOGYAL RINPOCHEJust because we go through a difficult situation, it doesn’t mean that the future is predetermined. The future is very much in our hands, in our actions.
More Sogyal Rinpoche Quotes
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Perhaps the deepest reason we are afraid of death is that we do not know who we are.
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Our problems, all come from nothing; they are all based on a misunderstanding that does not even exist.
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…we and all sentient beings fundamentally have the buddha nature as our innermost essence. . . .
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As we progress in it, the process reveals itself as wonderfully interdependent: We, from our side, try continually to generate devotion.
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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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And in the all-revealing clarity of its sunlight, this insight can show you, distinctly and directly, both the subtlest workings of your own mind and the nature of reality.
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This life is the only time and place we can prepare in, and we can only truly prepare through spiritual practice: This is the inescapable message of the natural bardo of this life.
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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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Samsara is the mind turned outwardly, lost in its projections. Nirvana is the mind turned inwardly, recognizing its true nature.
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At a relative level to ask for the growth in our lives of clarity, peace, and discernment, and to ask for the realization of the absolute nature of mind that comes from merging with the deathless wisdom mind of the master.
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Again and again we need to appreciate the subtle workings of the teachings and the practice, and even when there is no extraordinary, dramatic change, to persevere with calm and patience.
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How we live now can cost us our entire future.
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Just as if you put your finger into water, it will get wet, and if you put it into fire, it will burn, so if you invest your mind in the wisdom mind of the Buddhas, it will transform into their wisdom nature.
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. . . when the nature of mind is introduced by a master, it is just too simple for us to believe.
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This dying forces you to look into yourself. And in this, compassion is the only way. Love is the only way.
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