I still noticed that little streak of rebelliousness coming up in me again - the same sense of dissatisfaction I had felt earlier with the empty rituals and institutionalized values of all religious traditions. — Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche Copy Share Image
How wonderful it would be, I thought, if only we could practice the teachings of the Buddha as he really taught them from his… — Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche Copy Share Image
We actually need intelligent doubt and skepticism; they protect us against mistaken views and propaganda. — Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche Copy Share Image
You fall in love with your heart; you fall out of love with your head. — Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche Copy Share Image
When we recognize that the seemingly object nature of reality is nothing different than the subject nature of mind, which is rigpa, it is… — Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche Copy Share Image
There is no emptiness without appearance, and there is no appearance without emptiness. That is what we call the interdependent nature. — Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche Copy Share Image
In each meditation session, we gather knowledge about the mind through observation, questioning, and testing. We do this over and over, until we gradually… — Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche Copy Share Image
The true opponent in a debate on emptiness is your own ego. — Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche Copy Share Image
In the end, we have nothing to lose by opening our hearts. — Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche Copy Share Image
That is the essence and mission of 'rebel buddha': to free us from the illusions we create by ourselves, about ourselves, and from those… — Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche Copy Share Image
Sometimes we are too polite with our suffering and allow it to dominate our life. — Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche Copy Share Image
True wisdom is free of the dramas of culture or religion and should bring us only a sense of peace and happiness. — Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche Copy Share Image
