There is no emptiness without appearance, and there is no appearance without emptiness. That is what we call the interdependent nature.

How wonderful it would be, I thought, if only we could practice the teachings of the Buddha as he really taught them from his own experience - free from the clouds of religiosity that often surround them Yet it's difficult to distinguish the tools themselves from their cultural packaging.

I still noticed that little streak of rebelliousness coming up in me again - the same sense of dissatisfaction I had felt earlier with the empty rituals and institutionalized values of all religious traditions.

True wisdom is free of the dramas of culture or religion and should bring us only a sense of peace and happiness.

You fall in love with your heart you fall out of love with your head.

When we recognize that the seemingly object nature of reality is nothing different than the subject nature of mind, which is rigpa, it is called enlightenment.

That is the essence and mission of 'rebel buddha': to free us from the illusions we create by ourselves, about ourselves, and from those that masquerade as reality in our cultural and religious institutions.

When we wake up from our confused state of mind, that is enlightenment.

Two aspects to the relative world: relaxation and time management.

The truth about who we really are, beyond all appearances, is knowledge worth seeking.

In the end, we have nothing to lose by opening our hearts.

It is all up to us. We are the ones who have to keep looking at our thoughts, looking for the nature of our mind. there is nobody else in control of our lives, our experiences, our freedom or our bondage.

Meditation is simply getting to know your mind.