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> [Do not follow after the past; do not go forward to meet the future. Instead, just rest the mind naturally in the present awareness.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gampopa/do-not-follow-after-the-past-do-not-go-forward-to-meet-the-future/)

[Gampopa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gampopa/)

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## More by Gampopa

> [Do not follow after the past; do not go forward to meet the future. Instead, just rest the mind naturally in the present awareness.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gampopa/do-not-follow-after-the-past-do-not-go-forward-to-meet-the-future/)

[Gampopa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gampopa/)

> [“The "kindness of giving you a body" means that, at first, our bodies are not fully matured nor are our pleasant complexions. We started…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gampopa/the-kindness-of-giving-you-a-body-means-that-at-first-our-bodies-are/)

[Gampopa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gampopa/)

> [Regard everyone you meet as the Buddha and you will know 10,000 Buddhas.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gampopa/regard-everyone-you-meet-as-the-buddha-and-you-will-know-10-000/)

[Gampopa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gampopa/)

> [When thoughts arise, recognize them clearly as your teacher.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gampopa/when-thoughts-arise-recognize-them-clearly-as-your-teacher/)

[Gampopa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gampopa/)

> [From virtue all happy states arise.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gampopa/from-virtue-all-happy-states-arise/)

[Gampopa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gampopa/)

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