...we and all sentient beings fundamentally have the buddha nature as our innermost essence. . . . — Sogyal Rinpoche Copy Share Image
Saints and mystics throughout history have adorned their realisations with different names and given them different faces and interpretations, but what they… — Sogyal Rinpoche Copy Share Image
If the mind is not contrived, it is spontaneously blissful, just as water, when not agitated, is by nature transparent and clear. — Sogyal Rinpoche Copy Share Image
Above all, be at ease, be as natural and spacious as possible. Slip quietly out of the noose of your habitual anxious… — Sogyal Rinpoche Copy Share Image
The purpose of meditation is to awaken in us the sky-like nature of mind, and to introduce us to that which we… — Sogyal Rinpoche Copy Share Image
“The nature of mind is just too close to be recognized. Just as we are unable to see our own face, mind… — Sogyal Rinpoche Copy Share Image
“There is a famous saying: "If the mind is not contrived, it is spontaneously blissful, just as water, when not agitated, is… — Sogyal Rinpoche Copy Share Image
{While meditating} I sit quietly and rest in the nature of mind; I don't question or doubt whether I am in the… — Sogyal Rinpoche Copy Share Image
. . . when the nature of mind is introduced by a master, it is just too simple for us to believe.… — Sogyal Rinpoche Copy Share Image
When you realize the nature of mind, layers of confusion peel away. You don't actually "become" a buddha, you simply cease, slowly,… — Sogyal Rinpoche Copy Share Image
“Action is being truly observant of your own thoughts, good or bad, looking into the true nature of whatever thoughts may arise,… — Sogyal Rinpoche Copy Share Image
Sit, then, as if you were a mountain, with all the unshakeable, steadfast majesty of a mountain. A mountain is completely natural… — Sogyal Rinpoche Copy Share Image
“What a beautiful and what a healing mystery it is that from contemplating, continually and fearlessly, the truth of change and impermanence,… — Sogyal Rinpoche Copy Share Image
“Do not make the mistake of imagining that the nature of mind is exclusive to our mind only. It is in fact… — Sogyal Rinpoche Copy Share Image
The gift of learning to meditate is the greatest gift you can give yourself in this life. For it is only through… — Sogyal Rinpoche Copy Share Image
For most of us, karma and negative emotions obscure the ability to see our own intrinsic nature, and the nature of reality.… — Sogyal Rinpoche Copy Share Image
What most of us need, almost more than anything, is the courage and humility really to ask for help, from the depths… — Sogyal Rinpoche Copy Share Image
Devotion {to the spiritual master} becomes the purest, quickest, and simplest way to realize the nature of our mind and all things.… — Sogyal Rinpoche Copy Share Image
Modern civilization is largely devoted to the pursuit of the cult of delusion. There is no general information about the nature of… — Sogyal Rinpoche Copy Share Image
“Just as the ocean has waves or the sun has rays, so the mind's own radiance is its thoughts and emotions. The… — Sogyal Rinpoche Copy Share Image
If all we know of mind is the aspect of mind that dissolves when we die, we will be left with no… — Sogyal Rinpoche Copy Share Image
“Above all, be at ease, be as natural and spacious as possible. Slip quietly out of the noose of your habitual anxious… — Sogyal Rinpoche Copy Share Image
“The nature of mind is the nature of everything." I wonder if this threefold process the bardos reveal is true not only,… — Sogyal Rinpoche Copy Share Image
That goodness is what survives death, a fundamental goodness that is in each and every one of us. The whole of our life is… — Sogyal Rinpoche Copy Share
Why exactly are we so frightened of death that we avoid looking at it altogether? Somewhere, deep down, we know we cannot avoid facing… — Sogyal Rinpoche Copy Share
The masters say if you create an auspicious condition in your body and your environment then meditation and realization will automatically arise. — Sogyal Rinpoche Copy Share
At every moment in our lives we need compassion, but what more urgent moment could there be than when we are dying? What more… — Sogyal Rinpoche Copy Share
{While meditating} I sit quietly and rest in the nature of mind; I don't question or doubt whether I am in the "correct" state… — Sogyal Rinpoche Copy Share
The most essential thing in life is to establish an unafraid, heartfelt communication with others. — Sogyal Rinpoche Copy Share
The definition of mantra is "that which protects the mind." That which protects the mind from negativity, or that which protects you from your… — Sogyal Rinpoche Copy Share
If all we know of mind is the aspect of mind that dissolves when we die, we will be left with no idea of… — Sogyal Rinpoche Copy Share
Western laziness consists of cramming our lives with compulsive activity, so that there is no time at all to confront the real issues. — Sogyal Rinpoche Copy Share
The purpose of meditation is to awaken in us the sky-like nature of mind, and to introduce us to that which we really are,… — Sogyal Rinpoche Copy Share
The real glory of meditation lies not in any method but in its continual living experience of presence, in its bliss, clarity, peace, and… — Sogyal Rinpoche Copy Share
Samsara is the mind turned outwardly, lost in its projections. Nirvana is the mind turned inwardly, recognizing its true nature. — Sogyal Rinpoche Copy Share
“The simplicity of total trust is one of the most powerful forces in the world.” — Sogyal Rinpoche Copy Share
