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> [Your practice should be strengthened by the difficult situations you encounter, just as a bonfire in a strong wind is not blown out, but blazes even brighter.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dilgo-khyentse-rinpoche/your-practice-should-be-strengthened-by-the-difficult-situations-you/)

[Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dilgo-khyentse-rinpoche/)

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> [Obstacles can arise from good as well as bad circumstances, but they should never deter or overpower you. Be like the earth, which supports all living creatures indiscriminately, without distinguishing good from bad. The earth is simply there. Your practice…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dilgo-khyentse-rinpoche/obstacles-can-arise-from-good-as-well-as-bad-circumstances-but-they/)

[Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dilgo-khyentse-rinpoche/)

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## More by Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche

> [Love and nonattachment are the basis of true generosity.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dilgo-khyentse-rinpoche/love-and-nonattachment-are-the-basis-of-true-generosity/)

[Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dilgo-khyentse-rinpoche/)

> [Life is fragile, like the dew hanging delicately on the grass, crystal drops that will be carried away on the first morning breeze.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dilgo-khyentse-rinpoche/life-is-fragile-like-the-dew-hanging-delicately-on-the-grass-crystal/)

[Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dilgo-khyentse-rinpoche/)

> [It is our mind, and that alone, that chains us or sets us free.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dilgo-khyentse-rinpoche/it-is-our-mind-and-that-alone-that-chains-us-or-sets-us-free/)

[Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dilgo-khyentse-rinpoche/)

> [Spending your time with true spiritual friends will fill you with love for all beings and help you to see how negative attachment and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dilgo-khyentse-rinpoche/spending-your-time-with-true-spiritual-friends-will-fill-you-with/)

[Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dilgo-khyentse-rinpoche/)

> [To meet someone who really hurts you is to meet a rare and precious treasure. Hold that person in high esteem, and make full…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dilgo-khyentse-rinpoche/to-meet-someone-who-really-hurts-you-is-to-meet-a-rare-and-precious/)

[Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dilgo-khyentse-rinpoche/)

> [The towns and countryside that the traveller sees through a train window do not slow down the train, nor does the train affect them.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dilgo-khyentse-rinpoche/the-towns-and-countryside-that-the-traveller-sees-through-a-train/)

[Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dilgo-khyentse-rinpoche/)

> [When a rainbow appears vividly in the sky, you can see its beautiful colors, yet you could not wear as clothing or put it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dilgo-khyentse-rinpoche/when-a-rainbow-appears-vividly-in-the-sky-you-can-see-its-beautiful/)

[Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dilgo-khyentse-rinpoche/)

> [To expect happiness without giving up negative action is like holding your hand in a fire and hoping not to be burned. Of course,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dilgo-khyentse-rinpoche/to-expect-happiness-without-giving-up-negative-action-is-like-holding/)

[Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dilgo-khyentse-rinpoche/)

> [To feel overflowing love and almost unbearable compassion for all living creatures is the best way to fulfil the wishes of all the Buddhas…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dilgo-khyentse-rinpoche/to-feel-overflowing-love-and-almost-unbearable-compassion-for-all/)

[Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dilgo-khyentse-rinpoche/)

> [Devotion is the essence of the path, and if we have in mind nothing but the guru and feel nothing but fervent devotion, whatever…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dilgo-khyentse-rinpoche/devotion-is-the-essence-of-the-path-and-if-we-have-in-mind-nothing/)

[Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dilgo-khyentse-rinpoche/)

> [Do not encumber your mind with useless thoughts. What good does it do to brood on the past or anticipate the future? Remain in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dilgo-khyentse-rinpoche/do-not-encumber-your-mind-with-useless-thoughts-what-good-does-it-do/)

[Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dilgo-khyentse-rinpoche/)

> [When death finally comes you will welcome it like an old friend, being aware of how dreamlike and impermanent the pheneomenal world really is.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dilgo-khyentse-rinpoche/when-death-finally-comes-you-will-welcome-it-like-an-old-friend-being/)

[Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dilgo-khyentse-rinpoche/)

> [We live under threat from painful emotions: anger, desire, pride, jealousy and so on. Therefore we should always be ready to counter these with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dilgo-khyentse-rinpoche/we-live-under-threat-from-painful-emotions-anger-desire-pride/)

[Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dilgo-khyentse-rinpoche/)

> [If we allow our thoughts to arise and dissolve by themselves, they will pass through our mind as a bird flies through the sky,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dilgo-khyentse-rinpoche/if-we-allow-our-thoughts-to-arise-and-dissolve-by-themselves-they/)

[Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dilgo-khyentse-rinpoche/)

> [Your practice should be strengthened by the difficult situations you encounter, just as a bonfire in a strong wind is not blown out, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dilgo-khyentse-rinpoche/your-practice-should-be-strengthened-by-the-difficult-situations-you/)

[Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dilgo-khyentse-rinpoche/)

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