--- title: "1 Path Enlightenment Quotes By Thubten Zopa Rinpoche" description: "1 Path Enlightenment quotes by Thubten Zopa Rinpoche. Plus more from Thubten Zopa Rinpoche and more Path Enlightenment sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/965/thubten-zopa-rinpoche-36284_achieve_when-at-this-time-while-you-have-all-the_2947985.jpg" --- > [When? At this time, while you have all the opportunities, if you do not do your best to achieve the pure, stainless path to enlightenment when will you do it? If you don't meditate, don't practise the graduated path to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thubten-zopa-rinpoche/when-at-this-time-while-you-have-all-the-opportunities-if-you-do-not/) [Thubten Zopa Rinpoche](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thubten-zopa-rinpoche/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/965/thubten-zopa-rinpoche-36284_achieve_when-at-this-time-while-you-have-all-the_2947985.jpg) ## More by Thubten Zopa Rinpoche > [Mindfulness meditation should be more than just watching what you are doing. What you really need to watch is your motivation.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thubten-zopa-rinpoche/mindfulness-meditation-should-be-more-than-just-watching-what-you-are/) [Thubten Zopa Rinpoche](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thubten-zopa-rinpoche/) > [It is great that even before we become enlightened or generate any lam-rim realizations we are able to offer incredible benefit to others. The…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thubten-zopa-rinpoche/it-is-great-that-even-before-we-become-enlightened-or-generate-any/) [Thubten Zopa Rinpoche](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thubten-zopa-rinpoche/) > [As long as the mind is unsubdued, there is always outside harm. Once the mind is subdued, once there is no anger in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thubten-zopa-rinpoche/as-long-as-the-mind-is-unsubdued-there-is-always-outside-harm-once/) [Thubten Zopa Rinpoche](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thubten-zopa-rinpoche/) > [If one does not remember death, one does not remember Dharma.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thubten-zopa-rinpoche/if-one-does-not-remember-death-one-does-not-remember-dharma/) [Thubten Zopa Rinpoche](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thubten-zopa-rinpoche/) > [If you know the psychological nature of your own mind, depression is spontaneously dispelled; instead of being enemies and strangers, all living beings become…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thubten-zopa-rinpoche/if-you-know-the-psychological-nature-of-your-own-mind-depression-is/) [Thubten Zopa Rinpoche](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thubten-zopa-rinpoche/) > [When it is impossible for anger to arise within you, you find no outside enemies anywhere. An outside enemy exists only if there is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thubten-zopa-rinpoche/when-it-is-impossible-for-anger-to-arise-within-you-you-find-no/) [Thubten Zopa Rinpoche](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thubten-zopa-rinpoche/) > [Live with compassion. Work with compassion. Die with compassion. Meditate with compassion. Enjoy with compassion. When problems come, experience them with compassion.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thubten-zopa-rinpoche/live-with-compassion-work-with-compassion-die-with-compassion/) [Thubten Zopa Rinpoche](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thubten-zopa-rinpoche/) > [Each one of us is responsible for other living beings' happiness, besides our own. As a result, your loving kindness is the most wish-fulfilling…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thubten-zopa-rinpoche/each-one-of-us-is-responsible-for-other-living-beings-happiness/) [Thubten Zopa Rinpoche](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thubten-zopa-rinpoche/) > [A sick body with a good heart is more beneficial to future lives than a fit, healthy body that is used for self-cherishing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thubten-zopa-rinpoche/a-sick-body-with-a-good-heart-is-more-beneficial-to-future-lives-than/) [Thubten Zopa Rinpoche](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thubten-zopa-rinpoche/) > [When? At this time, while you have all the opportunities, if you do not do your best to achieve the pure, stainless path to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thubten-zopa-rinpoche/when-at-this-time-while-you-have-all-the-opportunities-if-you-do-not/) [Thubten Zopa Rinpoche](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thubten-zopa-rinpoche/) > [Whenever you hear that someone else has been successful, rejoice. Always practice rejoicing for others-whether your friend or your enemy. If you cannot practice…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thubten-zopa-rinpoche/whenever-you-hear-that-someone-else-has-been-successful-rejoice/) [Thubten Zopa Rinpoche](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thubten-zopa-rinpoche/) > [When there is hallucination, there is the truth, by recognising it as hallucination. Where there is suffering, there is peace and bliss, by letting…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thubten-zopa-rinpoche/when-there-is-hallucination-there-is-the-truth-by-recognising-it-as/) [Thubten Zopa Rinpoche](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thubten-zopa-rinpoche/) > [By renouncing samsara, we renounce our habitual grasping, unhappy minds. And by renouncing samsara, we embrace our potential for enlightenment.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thubten-zopa-rinpoche/by-renouncing-samsara-we-renounce-our-habitual-grasping-unhappy-minds/) [Thubten Zopa Rinpoche](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thubten-zopa-rinpoche/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/path-enlightenment/thubten-zopa-rinpoche/#itemlist", "name": "1 Path Enlightenment Quotes By Thubten Zopa Rinpoche", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "When? 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