Devote the mind to confusion and we know only too well, if weยดre honest, that it will become a dark master of confusion, adept in its addictions, subtle and perversely supple in its slaveries. Devote it in meditation to the task of freeing itself from illusion, and we will find that, with time, patience, discipline, and the right training, our mind will begin to unknot itself and know its essential bliss and clarity.
Sogyal RinpocheThe purpose of meditation is to awaken in us the sky-like nature of mind, and to introduce us to that which we really are, our unchanging pure awareness, which underlies the whole of life and death
Sogyal RinpocheJust as the ocean has waves or the sun has rays, so the minds's own radiance is its thoughts and emotions.
Sogyal RinpocheWe must never forget that it is through our actions, words, and thoughts that we have a choice.
Sogyal RinpocheJust because we go through a difficult situation, it doesnโt mean that the future is predetermined. The future is very much in our hands, in our actions.
Sogyal RinpocheLooking 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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