15 quotes
When death finally comes you will welcome it like an old friend, aware of how dreamlike and impermanent the whole phenomenal world really is.
Devotion is the ring that allows the hook of the teacher’s compassion to pull you out of the mire of samsara.
The Hundred Verses of Advice: Tibetan Buddhist Teachings on What Matters Most (2005)
If you continue investigating, you will find that there is nothing anywhere, not even a single atom, that has a verifiable existence.
Heart Treasure of the Enlightened Ones (1992)
The buddha nature... is present in all beings, but is hidden by obscurations, in the same way that buried gold is hidden...
It is important to become more and more clearly convinced that the only thing worth achieving is supreme enlightenment.
The Heart of Compassion (2006)
As you progress... spiritual qualities will naturally arise, and you will see the truth of the teachings. Those qualities will bloom spontaneously because the buddha nature within you is being revealed.
As you progress through these three steps, spiritual qualities will naturally arise, and you will see the truth of the teachings. Those qualities will bloom spontaneously because the buddha nature within you is being revealed.
The Heart of Compassion (2006)
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.
This body of ours, which we cherish so dearly, will turn into a corpse that our friends and family will only want to dispose of as quickly as possible.
Heart Treasure of the Enlightened Ones (1992)
If your mind is constantly preoccupied by your money and possessions, you are in reality only preparing the ground for rebirth as a spirit tortured by hunger and thirst. If your thoughts are obsessed with your family and loved ones, you are only strengthening the pangs of separation you will suffer when you die.
The Hundred Verses of Advice: Tibetan Buddhist Teachings on What Matters Most (2005)
As it is said:
Go hundreds of miles away
From places of dispute;
Don't stay for an instant
Where disturbing emotions prevail.
The Heart of Compassion (2006)
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....
When a field has been carefully prepared and planted with seeds, and all favorable conditions are present, such as temperature, moisture, and warmth, the seeds will germinate and grow into crops. It is said that there is nothing, however difficult, that cannot become easy through familiarization. If you persevere in the practice of these instructions, you can be sure of achieving results.
The Heart of Compassion (2006)
To have devotion constantly in your mind will endow you with lasting serenity and satisfaction. Remembering even the name of your spiritual teacher is enough to completely transform your perceptions. Visualizing the guru above the crown of your head, even for an instant, can dissipate the veils of illusion.
The Hundred Verses of Advice: Tibetan Buddhist Teachings on What Matters Most (2005)
Not long ago your conciousness
was wandering alone.
Swept by karma,
it took its present birth.
Soon, like a hair pulled out of butter,
Leaving everything behind,
you’ll go on alone.
Heart Treasure of the Enlightened Ones (1992)