Self-reflection is the gateway to freedom. It also brings greater appreciation and enjoyment. We begin to enjoy spending time with our own mind, and we enjoy reflecting on our experience of the teachings. Like the sun emerging from behind the… — Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche Copy Share Image
The longing for happiness and freedom from suffering expresses the great natural potential of mind. — Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche Copy Share Image
You as a salt-being, made of salt, go to fathom the depth of the ocean, and in the process you yourself dissolve. A great… — Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche Copy Share Image
What good are thoughts and emotions-in fact all of our experiences-if not to increase our realization? — Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche Copy Share Image
Melting our attachment to self is the most powerful medication for bringing mental and emotional imbalances in check. — Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche Copy Share Image
A fresh attitude starts to happen when we look to see that yesterday was yesterday, and now it is gone; today is today and… — Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche Copy Share Image
By approaching everything with a sense of suspicion and struggle, we like to think we're in control of things. But in truth our past… — Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche Copy Share Image
We cannot be fearful all the time; we have to rise above our fear, whatever is to happen to us, however our conditions may… — Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche Copy Share Image
A mantra is like meeting the Buddha or Bodhisattva himself. — Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche Copy Share Image
Humour allows us to see that ultimately things don't make sense. The only thing that truly makes sense is letting go of anything we… — Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche Copy Share Image
Seeing that nothing is solid or permanent you begin to make yourself at home in the unknown. — Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche Copy Share Image
When we trust our creativity we encounter a supreme kind of enjoyment - an amazement at the natural unfolding of life beyond our ordinary… — Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche Copy Share Image
