Don't you notice that there are particular moments when you are naturally inspired to introspection? Work with them gently, for these are… — Sogyal Rinpoche Copy Share Image
When we finally know we are dying, and all other sentient beings are dying with us, we start to have a burning,… — Sogyal Rinpoche Copy Share Image
We often wonder: "How will I be when I die?" The answer to that is that whatever state of mind we are… — Sogyal Rinpoche Copy Share Image
Without our familiar props, we are faced with just ourselves, a person we do not know, an unnerving stranger with whom we… — Sogyal Rinpoche Copy Share Image
At the moment of death, there are two things that count: whatever we have done in our lives, and what state of… — Sogyal Rinpoche Copy Share Image
When one past thought has ceased and a future thought has not yet risen, in that gap, in between, isn't there a… — 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?… — Sogyal Rinpoche Copy Share Image
Ask yourself these two questions: Do I remember at every moment that I am dying, and that everyone and everything else is,… — Sogyal Rinpoche Copy Share Image
For most of us, karma and negative emotions obscure the ability to see our own intrinsic nature, and the nature of reality.… — Sogyal Rinpoche Copy Share Image
I remember how people would often come to see my master Jamyang Khyentse simply to ask for his guidance for the moment… — 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… — 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
