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Rely on the message of the teacher, not on his personality; Rely

The absolute truth cannot be realized within the domain of the ordinary mind, and the path beyond the ordinary mind is the path of the heart.

Whatever we have done with our lives makes us what we are when we die. And everything, absolutely everything, counts.

William Blake: He who binds to himself a Joy, Does the winged life destroy; He who kisses the Joy as it flies, Lives in Eternity's sunrise.7

We may idealize freedom, but when it comes to our habits, we are completely enslaved.

The most essential thing in life is to establish an unafraid, heartfelt communication with others.

Our problems, all come from nothing; they are all based on a misunderstanding that does not even exist.

The whole of meditation practice can be essentialized into these 3 crucial points: Bring your mind home. Release. And relax!

Why, if we are as pragmatic as we claim, don't we begin to ask ourselves seriously: Where does our real future lie?

Thich Nhat Hanh writes with the voice of the Buddha.

Meditation is not something that you can "do"; it is something that has to happen spontaneously, only when the practice has been perfected. However,

Death is like a mirror in which the true meaning of life is reflected.

Let your heart go out in spontaneous and immeasurable compassion.

Tomorrow or the next life - which comes first, we never know.

A real miracle, he said, was if someone could liberate just one negative emotion. More

And when you talk about realization, accomplishment for that matter enlightenment is that when you realize the fundamental essence of your mind.

Samsara is the mind turned outwardly, lost in its projections. Nirvana is the mind turned inwardly, recognizing its true nature.

Anyone looking honestly at life will see that we live in a constant state of suspense and ambiguity.

Meditation is bringing the mind home.

Light must come from inside. You cannot ask the darkness to leave; you must turn on the light.

Speak or act with a pure mind and happiness will follow.

Our society promotes cleverness instead of wisdom, and celebrates the most superficial, harsh, and least useful aspects of our intelligence.

Tibetan thangka paintings and derive strength from their beauty.

Everything can be used as an invitation to meditation

The Western poet Rainer Maria Rilke has said that our deepest fears are like dragons guarding our deepest treasure.12

What should we "do" with the mind in meditation? Nothing. Just leave it, simply, as it is.

Whatever state of mind we are in now, whatever kind of person we are now: that's what we will be like at the moment of death,

Just as the ocean has waves or the sun has rays, so the minds's own radiance is its thoughts and emotions.

This dying forces you to look into yourself. And in this, compassion is the only way. Love is the only way.

More important than finding the teacher is finding and following the truth of the teaching ...

Our buddha nature is as good as any buddha's buddha nature.

The spiritual journey is one of continuous learning and purification. When you know this, you become humble.

The key to finding a happy balance in modern life is simplicity.

This world can seem marvelously convincing until death collapses the illusion and evicts us from our hiding place.

Living with the immediacy of death helps you sort out your priorities in life. It helps you to live a less trivial life.

Even though the meditator may leave the meditation, the meditation will not leave the meditator.

Don't get too excited. In the end, it's neither good nor bad.

There is no armor like perseverance.

The act of meditation is being spacious.

So one moment you have lost something precious, and then, in the very next moment, you find your mind is resting in a deep state of peace.

It is compassion, then, that is the best protection; it is also, as the great masters of the past have always known, the source of all healing.

In this complex world, the best way to survive is to be genuine.

We must never forget that it is through our actions, words, and thoughts that we have a choice.

We and all sentient beings fundamentally have the buddha nature as our innermost essence ...

Let the sky outside awake a sky inside your mind.

People will die as they have lived, as themselves.

The masters say if you create an auspicious condition in your body and your environment then meditation and realization will automatically arise.

Death is a mirror in which the entire meaning of life is reflected.

There would be no chance to get to know death at all ... if it happened only once.

As long as you cultivate stillness, you may enjoy peace, but whenever your mind is a little bit disturbed, deluded thoughts will set in again.

There is only one way of attaining liberation and of obtaining the omniscience of enlightenment: following an authentic spiritual master.

When I came to the West, I realized there was much hunger for spiritual teachings, but no environment for spirituality.

Do not mistake understanding for realization, and do not mistake realization for liberation.

I can't say it strongly enough; to integrate meditation in action is the whole ground and point and purpose of meditation

Theories are like patches on a coat, one day they just wear off.

The secret is not to "think" about thoughts, but to allow them to flow through the mind, while keeping your mind free of afterthoughts.

The future is very much in our hands
in our actions.

Life and death are in the mind, and nowhere else.