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> [“The Buddhist teachings move along a graduated path: first the stages of calm abiding and then the stages of deep insight. Through such gradual practices, lamas of the past gave birth to realization in their mental continuum and discovered primordial…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ogyen-trinley-dorje/the-buddhist-teachings-move-along-a-graduated-path-first-the-stages/)

[Ogyen Trinley Dorje](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ogyen-trinley-dorje/)

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## More by Ogyen Trinley Dorje

> [“Nothing is intrinsically or ultimately bad. Any situation that arises is only relatively good or bad based on many factors, including—most significantly—how you perceive…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ogyen-trinley-dorje/nothing-is-intrinsically-or-ultimately-bad-any-situation-that-arises/)

[Ogyen Trinley Dorje](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ogyen-trinley-dorje/)

> [“When you feel authentic love toward others, you will be deeply moved to act. You will not rest until you have found ways to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ogyen-trinley-dorje/when-you-feel-authentic-love-toward-others-you-will-be-deeply-moved/)

[Ogyen Trinley Dorje](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ogyen-trinley-dorje/)

> [“We give something, and that opens the possibility of receiving: we naturally receive something when we give. This is how we live, whether it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ogyen-trinley-dorje/we-give-something-and-that-opens-the-possibility-of-receiving-we/)

[Ogyen Trinley Dorje](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ogyen-trinley-dorje/)

> [“This is the dark side of the “American dream.” We blame the poor, accusing them of being poor because they do not work hard…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ogyen-trinley-dorje/this-is-the-dark-side-of-the-american-dream-we-blame-the-poor/)

[Ogyen Trinley Dorje](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ogyen-trinley-dorje/)

> [“The Buddhist teachings move along a graduated path: first the stages of calm abiding and then the stages of deep insight. Through such gradual…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ogyen-trinley-dorje/the-buddhist-teachings-move-along-a-graduated-path-first-the-stages/)

[Ogyen Trinley Dorje](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ogyen-trinley-dorje/)

> [“If you can do something to change the circumstances, why be upset about it? And if you cannot do anything to change the circumstances,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ogyen-trinley-dorje/if-you-can-do-something-to-change-the-circumstances-why-be-upset/)

[Ogyen Trinley Dorje](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ogyen-trinley-dorje/)

> [“Compassion itself is noble.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ogyen-trinley-dorje/compassion-itself-is-noble/)

[Ogyen Trinley Dorje](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ogyen-trinley-dorje/)

> [“When you eat meat, you ingest not only the chemical substances that animals are full of, but also the emotional and physical stress that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ogyen-trinley-dorje/when-you-eat-meat-you-ingest-not-only-the-chemical-substances-that/)

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