Category Archives: Quotes of Teachers
Pause and breath before proceeding
Pema Chodron Emotional reactivity starts as a tightening. There’s the familiar tug and before we know it, we’re pulled along. In just a few seconds, we go from being slightly miffed to completely out of control. Nevertheless, we have the … Continue reading
In everyday life lies the treasure
Rumi What are you talking about? Having to earn a living doesn’t stop you digging for the treasure. Don’t abandon everyday life. That’s where the Treasure is.
Leaving things as they are
His Holiness the Twelfth Gyalwang Drukpa I instruct my students that the natural state of mind is the main thing: awareness itself. We should not limit that to any particular object of meditation or goal or physical posture, and it … Continue reading
Our fundamental state is unconditionally open and ungraspable
Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche We suffer because we want life to be different from what it is. We suffer because we try to make pleasurable what is painful, to make solid what is fluid, to make permanent what is always changing. … Continue reading
The power of compassionately recognizing what’s going on
Pema Chodron Awareness is the key. Do we see the stories that we’re telling ourselves and question their validity? When we are distracted by strong emotion, do we remember that it is our path? Can we feel the emotion and … Continue reading
Only Kindness makes sense
Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche To be genuine and kind is like a broadspectrum remedy for the pain that afflicts the heart. Giving food, shelter, and work are important, and that should always be done too, as much as possible. If you’re … Continue reading
