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Sitting like a mountain let your mind rise and fly and soar.
Sogyal Rinpoche
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Sogyal Rinpoche
Died: 2019
Died: August 28
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Theories are like patches on a coat, one day they just wear off.
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Our problems, all come from nothing they are all based on a misunderstanding that does not even exist.
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And when you talk about realization, accomplishment for that matter enlightenment is that when you realize the fundamental essence of your mind.
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We may idealize freedom, but when it comes to our habits, we are completely enslaved.
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Samsara is the mind turned outwardly, lost in its projections. Nirvana is the mind turned inwardly, recognizing its true nature.
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Tomorrow or the next life - which comes first, we never know.
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When one past thought has ceased and a future thought has not yet risen, in that gap, in between, isn't there a consciousness of the present moment fresh, virgin, unaltered by even a hair's breadth of a concept, a luminous, naked awareness? Well, that's what naturally peaceful awareness is.
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Just as the ocean has waves or the sun has rays, so the minds's own radiance is its thoughts and emotions.
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There is no armor like perseverance.
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Even though the meditator may leave the meditation, the meditation will not leave the meditator.
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Don't you notice that there are particular moments when you are naturally inspired to introspection? Work with them gently, for these are the moments when you can go through a powerful experience, and your whole worldview can change quickly.
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Yet is our deepest desire is truly to live and go on living, why do we blindly insist that death is the end? Why not at least try and explore the possibility that there may be a life after?
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The gift of learning to meditate is the greatest gift you can give yourself in this life. For it is only through meditation that you can undertake the journey to discover your true nature, and so find the stability and confidence you will need to live, and die, well Meditation is the road to enlightenment.
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