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

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Sogyal Rinpoche
Died: 2019
Died: August 28
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Death is like a mirror in which the true meaning of life is reflected.
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We may idealize freedom, but when it comes to our habits, we are completely enslaved.
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What should we do with the mind in meditation? Nothing. Just leave it, simply, as it is.
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Even though the meditator may leave the meditation, the meditation will not leave the meditator.
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Theories are like patches on a coat, one day they just wear off.
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The key to finding a happy balance in modern lives is simplicity.
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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 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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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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Meditation is bringing the mind home.
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Two people have been living in you all your life. One is the ego, garrulous, demanding, hysterical, calculating - the other is the hidden spiritual being, whose still voice of wisdom you have only rarely heard or attended to - you have uncovered in yourself your own wise guide.
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I can't say it strongly enough to integrate meditation in action is the whole ground and point and purpose of meditation
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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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Real devotion is an unbroken receptivity to the truth
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We must never forget that it is through our actions, words, and thoughts that we have a choice.
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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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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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There is no armor like perseverance.
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...we and all sentient beings fundamentally have the buddha nature as our innermost essence. . . .
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The most essential thing in life is to establish an unafraid, heartfelt communication with others.
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