Itโs so easy to think that weโre the only ones who suffer, while other people are somehow immune to pain, as though theyโd been born with some kind of special knowledge about being happy, that, through some cosmic accident, we never received. Thinking in this way, we make our own problems seem much bigger than they really are.
Yongey Mingyur RinpocheIn parting, I would like to give you one small piece of advice to keep in your heart. You may have heard me say this before, but it is the key point of the entire path, so it bears repeating: All that we are looking for in life โ all the happiness, contentment, and peace of mind โ is right here in the present moment. Our very own awareness is itself fundamentally pure and good. The only problem is that we get so caught up in the ups and downs of life that we donโt take the time to pause and notice what we already have.
Yongey Mingyur RinpocheIf you donโt try to stop whatever is going on in your mind, but merely observe it, eventually youโll begin to feel a tremendous sense of relaxation, a vast sense of openness within your mind - which is in fact your natural mind, the naturally unperturbed background against which various thoughts come and go.
Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche