“Most of the time we are trying to make the good things last, or we are thinking about replacing them with something even better in the future, or we are sunk in the past, reminiscing about happier times. Ironically, we… — Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Copy Share Image
“If it were not for certain people's greed for wealth, the highways would be filled with cars powered by the sun, and no one… — Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Copy Share
“If there is no blind hope, there is also no disappointment. If one knows that everything is impermanent, one does not grasp, and if… — Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Copy Share
“Although it is nonreligious and nontheistic, it’s difficult to present Buddhism without sounding theoretical and religious. As” — Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Copy Share
“Fearlessness is generated when you can appreciate uncertainty, when you have faith in the impossibility of these interconnected components remaining static and permanent. You… — Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Copy Share
“We are like monkeys who dwell in the forest and shit on the very branches from which we hang.” — Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Copy Share
“[from the Acknowledgments page] ...and while comments are very welcome, I would suggest it is a waste of your precious time.” — Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Copy Share
“One is a Buddhist if he or she accepts the following four truths: All compounded things are impermanent. All emotions are pain. All things… — Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Copy Share
“Most of the time we are trying to make the good things last, or we are thinking about replacing them with something even better… — Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Copy Share
“We usually appreciate only half the cycle of impermanence. We can accept birth but not death, gain but not loss, or the end of… — Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Copy Share
“Siddhartha’s priority was to get down to the root of the problem. Buddhism is not culturally bound. Its benefits are not limited to any… — Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Copy Share
“However, the path itself must eventually be abandoned, just as you abandon a boat when you reach the other shore. You must disembark once… — Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Copy Share
“Millions of people in this world are interested in some version of meditation, or yoga, or one of the many so-called spiritual activities that… — Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Copy Share
