Death is like a mirror in which the true meaning of life is reflected. — Sogyal Rinpoche Copy Share Image
The most essential thing in life is to establish an unafraid, heartfelt communication with others. — Sogyal Rinpoche Copy Share Image
In the Buddhist approach, life and death are seen as one whole, where death is the beginning of another chapter of life.… — 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… — Sogyal Rinpoche Copy Share Image
Our task is to strike a balance, to find a middle way, to learn not to overextend ourselves with extraneous activities and… — Sogyal Rinpoche Copy Share Image
Normally we do not like to think about death. We would rather think about life. Why reflect on death? When you start… — Sogyal Rinpoche Copy Share Image
There would be no chance at all of getting to know death if it happened only once. But fortunately, life is nothing… — Sogyal Rinpoche Copy Share Image
This is the real and urgent reason why we must prepare now to meet death wisely, to transform our karmic future, and… — 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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
{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 Image
The most essential thing in life is to establish an unafraid, heartfelt communication with others. — Sogyal Rinpoche Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
