Imagine craving absolutely nothing from the world. Imagine cutting the invisible strings that so painfully bind us: what would that be like? Imagine the freedoms that come from the ability to enjoy things without having to acquire them, own them,… — 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
The experience of emptiness is not found outside the world of ordinary appearance, as many people mistakenly assume. In truth, we experience emptiness when… — Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche Copy Share Image
Most of us have had the experience of sitting by the seashore or on a mountaintop, simply enjoying the beauty of nature, relaxed, content,… — Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche Copy Share Image
The outer world in all its variety and our inner world of thoughts and emotions are not as they seem. All phenomena appear to… — Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche Copy Share Image
