Since the minds of others cannot be tamed
until one has tamed one’s own,
begin first by taming one’s own mind.
~ Lama Atisha
Minds of Others
Dharma
Whatever we have..
Whatever we have done with our lives makes us what we are when we die. And everything, absolutely everything, counts.
~ Sogyal Rinpoche, The Tibetan Book of Days
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Of All things
Of all things in life, what is the most amazing?
The sage Yadhisthira answers: “That man, seeing others die all around him, never thinks that he will die.”
~ Mahabharata
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With Enough Heat
With enough heat, ice will turn into water, and then water will turn into steam. Likewise, with the heat of practice, intellectually understanding the nature of reality will eventually turn into the direct experience of it. As long as you keep practicing, this is guaranteed.
~ Chamtrul Rinpoche
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Dualistic grasping
For as long as there is the dualistic grasping of ‘self’ and ‘other’ it is impossible to get rid of all of the external problems that cause us to suffer. But when there is no more dualistic grasping, it’s as if they have disappeared. As the great master Shantideva said:
“Where would I find enough leather to cover the entire surface of the world? But with leather on my feet, it’s as if the whole world has been covered.”
~ Chamtrul Rinpoche
A Buddhist's Journey 