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

Sogyal Rinpoche

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Sogyal Rinpoche
Died: 2019
Died: August 28
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In this complex world, the best way to survive is to be genuine.
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Let the sky outside awake a sky inside your mind.
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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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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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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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