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There would be no chance to get to know death at all ...if it happened only once.
Sogyal Rinpoche
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Sogyal Rinpoche
Died: 2019
Died: August 28
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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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This dying forces you to look into yourself. And in this, compassion is the only way. Love is the only way.
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Western laziness consists of cramming our lives with compulsive activity, so that there is no time at all to confront the real issues.
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Looking at the world today, we might easily forget that the main purpose of our life - you could call it the heart of being human - is to be happy. All of us share the same wish, and the same right, to seek happiness and avoid suffering. Even following a spiritual path, or the religious life, is a quest for happiness.
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There is only one way of attaining liberation and of obtaining the omniscience of enlightenment: following an authentic spiritual master.
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Living with the immediacy of death helps you sort out your priorities in life. It helps you to live a less trivial life.
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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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...we and all sentient beings fundamentally have the buddha nature as our innermost essence. . . .
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In this complex world, the best way to survive is to be genuine.
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What the world needs more than anything are Bodhisattvas of peace, lawyers, politicians, teachers working tirelessly for the enlightenment of themselves and others.
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The key to finding a happy balance in modern lives is simplicity.
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Even if they don't know that you are practicing for them, you are helping them and in turn they are helping you. They are actively helping you to develop your compassion, and so to purify and heal yourself. For me, all dying people are teachers, giving to all those who help them a chance to transform themselves through developing their compassion.
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Just as if you put your finger into water, it will get wet, and if you put it into fire, it will burn, so if you invest your mind in the wisdom mind of the Buddhas, it will transform into their wisdom nature.
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Just because we go through a difficult situation, it doesn’t mean that the future is predetermined. The future is very much in our hands, in our actions.
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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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Why, if we are as pragmatic as we claim, don't we begin to ask ourselves seriously: Where does our real future lie?
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