Quotes by Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche - Page 1

May the suffering of all beings be pacified.
Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche / Poet
May
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It’s never too early or too late to benefit beings.
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Benefits
Late
Too Late
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Love and nonattachment are the basis of true generosity.
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Bases
Generosity
True Generosity
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It is our mind, and that alone, that chains us or sets us free.
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Chains
Mind
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If you vanquish ego-clinging today, tonight you will be enlightened.
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Freedom
Ego
Inspire
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...with the power of compassion there is nothing that cannot be accomplished.
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Freedom
Compassion
Inspire
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On the day that you were born, you began to die. Do not waste a single moment more!
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Buddhism
Single Mom
Suffering
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Simply allow your thoughts and experiences to come and go, without ever grasping at them.
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Comes And Goes
Grasping
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Meditation could be said to be the Art of Simplicity: simply sitting, simply breathing and simply being.
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Art
Breathing
Simplicity
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Like a robe wears out over time and turns to rags, life wears out from day to day, from second to second.
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Buddhism
Rags
Suffering
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To wish happiness for others, even for those who want to do us harm, is the source of consummate happiness.
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Freedom
Inspire
Wish
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Life is fragile, like the dew hanging delicately on the grass, crystal drops that will be carried away on the first morning breeze.
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Morning
Buddhism
Suffering
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Day by day, be content with whatever you have and satisfied with whatever happens. Everything else will then fall naturally into place.
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Fall
Satisfied
Whatever Happens
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When death finally comes you will welcome it like an old friend, being aware of how dreamlike and impermanent the pheneomenal world really is.
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Death
Old Friends
World
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Examine the nature of hatred; you will find that it is no more than a thought. When you see it as it is, it will dissolve like a cloud in the sky.
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Clouds
Hatred
Sky
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Once you overcome the hatred within your mind, you will discover that in the world outside, there is no longer any such thing as even a single enemy.
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Enemy
Hatred
Mind
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If we allow our thoughts to arise and dissolve by themselves, they will pass through our mind as a bird flies through the sky, without leaving a trace.
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Bird
Leaving
Sky
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Your practice should be strengthened by the difficult situations you encounter, just as a bonfire in a strong wind is not blown out, but blazes even brighter.
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Difficult Situations
Strong
Wind
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If one were truly aware of the value of human life, to waste it blithely on distractions and the pursuit of vulgar ambitions would be the height of confusion.
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Wisdom
Ambition
Buddhism
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There is no logical reason why thoughts, which have no substance, should have so much power over you, nor is there any reason why you should become their slave
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Over You
Should Have
Substance
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Instead of allowing ourselves to be led and trapped by our feelings, we should let them disappear as soon as they form, like letters drawn on water with a finger.
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Feelings
Letters
Water
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Do not encumber your mind with useless thoughts. What good does it do to brood on the past or anticipate the future? Remain in the simplicity of the present moment.
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Wisdom
Buddhism
Past
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A beautiful country is a dream-like illusion. It is senseless to cling to it. Unless the inner forces of negative emotions are conquered, strife with outer enemies will never end.
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Dream
Beautiful
Country
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To go beyond samsara and nirvana, we will need the two wings of emptiness and compassion. From now on, let us use these two wings to fly fearlessly into the sky of the life to come.
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Compassion
Sky
Wings
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When sunlight falls on a crystal, lights of all colors of the rainbow appear; yet they have no substance that you can grasp. Likewise, all thoughts in their infinite variety are utterly without substance.
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Color
Fall
Light
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Never forget how swiftly this life will be over, like a flash of summer lightning or the wave of a hand. Now that you have the opportunity to practice dharma, do not waste a single moment on anything else.
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Opportunity
Single Mom
Summer
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We live under threat from painful emotions: anger, desire, pride, jealousy and so on. Therefore we should always be ready to counter these with the appropriate antidote. True practitioners may be recognized by their unfailing mindfulness.
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Desire
May
Pride
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The towns and countryside that the traveller sees through a train window do not slow down the train, nor does the train affect them. Neither disturbs the other. This is how you should see the thoughts that pass through your mind when you meditate.
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Doe
Mind
Towns
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The past is only an unreliable memory held in the present. The future is only a projection of our present conceptions. The present itself vanishes as soon as we try to grasp it. So why bother with attempting to establish an illusion of solid ground?
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Memories
Past
Trying
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Even if death were to fall upon you today like lightning, you must be ready to die without sadness and regret, without any residue of clinging for what is left behind. Remaining in the recognition of the absolute view, you should leave this life like an eagle soaring up into the blue sky.
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Death
Fall
Regret
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Spending your time with true spiritual friends will fill you with love for all beings and help you to see how negative attachment and hatred are. Being with such friends, and following their example, will naturally imbue you with their good qualities, just as all the birds flying around a golden mountain are bathed in its golden radiance.
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Attachment
Hatred
Spiritual
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To feel overflowing love and almost unbearable compassion for all living creatures is the best way to fulfil the wishes of all the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas. Even if for the moment you cannot actually help a sentient being in an external way, meditate on love and compassion constantly over the months and years until compassion is knit inseparably into the very fabric of your mind.
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Compassion
Mind
Years
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Sentient beings, self and others, enemies and dear ones-all are made by thoughts. It is like seeing a rope and mistaking it for a snake. When we think that the rope is a snake, we are scared, but once we see that we are looking at a rope, our fear dissipates. We have been deluded by our thoughts. Likewise, mentally fabricating self and others, we generate attachment and aversion.
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Attachment
Buddhist
Thinking
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Obstacles can arise from good as well as bad circumstances, but they should never deter or overpower you. Be like the earth, which supports all living creatures indiscriminately, without distinguishing good from bad. The earth is simply there. Your practice should be strengthened by the difficult situations you encounter, just as a bonfire in a strong wind is not blown out, but blazes even brighter.
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Practice
Strong
Wind
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To meet someone who really hurts you is to meet a rare and precious treasure. Hold that person in high esteem, and make full use of the opportunity to eradicate your defects and make progress on the path. If you cannot yet feel love and compassion for those who treat you badly, it is a sign that your mind has not been fully transformed and that you need to keep working on it with increased application.
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Opportunity
Compassion
Hurt
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Once you have the View, although the delusory perceptions of samsara may arise in your mind, you will be like the sky; when a rainbow appears in front of it, it’s not particularly flattered, and when the clouds appear, it’s not particularly disappointed either. There is a deep sense of contentment. You chuckle from inside as you see the facade of samsara and nirvana; the View will keep you constantly amused, with a little inner smile bubbling away all the time.
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Clouds
Sky
Views
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When a rainbow appears vividly in the sky, you can see its beautiful colors, yet you could not wear as clothing or put it on as an ornament. It arises through the conjunction of various factors, but there is nothing about it that can be grasped. Likewise, thoughts that arise in the mind have no tangible existence or intrinsic solidity. There is no logical reason why thoughts, which have no substance, should have so much power over you, nor is there any reason why you should become their slave.
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Beautiful
Color
Should Have
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To expect happiness without giving up negative action is like holding your hand in a fire and hoping not to be burned. Of course, no one actually wants to suffer, to be sick, to be cold or hungry - but as long as we continue to indulge in wrong doing we will never put an end to suffering. Likewise, we will never achieve happiness, except through positive deeds, words, and thoughts. Positive action is something we have to cultivate ourselves; it can be neither bought nor stolen, and no one ever stumbles on it just by chance.
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Giving Up
Hands
Indulge In
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Devotion is the essence of the path, and if we have in mind nothing but the guru and feel nothing but fervent devotion, whatever occurs is perceived as his blessing. If we simply practice with this constantly present devotion, this is prayer itself. When all thoughts are imbued with devotion to the guru, there is a natural confidence that this will take care of whatever may happen. All forms are the guru, all sounds are prayer, and all gross and subtle thoughts arise as devotion. Everything is spontaneously liberated in the absolute nature, like knots untied in the sky.
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Blessing
Essence
Prayer
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