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title: "1 True Meditation Quotes By Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche"
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> [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 maharishi once said that true meditation is like this.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dzigar-kongtrul-rinpoche/you-as-a-salt-being-made-of-salt-go-to-fathom-the-depth-of-the-ocean/)

[Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dzigar-kongtrul-rinpoche/)

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## Other authors on True Meditation

## More by Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche

> [The longing for happiness and freedom from suffering expresses the great natural potential of mind.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dzigar-kongtrul-rinpoche/the-longing-for-happiness-and-freedom-from-suffering-expresses-the/)

[Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dzigar-kongtrul-rinpoche/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dzigar-kongtrul-rinpoche/you-as-a-salt-being-made-of-salt-go-to-fathom-the-depth-of-the-ocean/)

[Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dzigar-kongtrul-rinpoche/)

> [What good are thoughts and emotions-in fact all of our experiences-if not to increase our realization?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dzigar-kongtrul-rinpoche/what-good-are-thoughts-and-emotions-in-fact-all-of-our-experiences-if/)

[Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dzigar-kongtrul-rinpoche/)

> [Thoughts and emotions will always arise.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dzigar-kongtrul-rinpoche/thoughts-and-emotions-will-always-arise/)

[Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dzigar-kongtrul-rinpoche/)

> [Melting our attachment to self is the most powerful medication for bringing mental and emotional imbalances in check.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dzigar-kongtrul-rinpoche/melting-our-attachment-to-self-is-the-most-powerful-medication-for/)

[Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dzigar-kongtrul-rinpoche/)

> [A fresh attitude starts to happen when we look to see that yesterday was yesterday, and now it is gone; today is today and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dzigar-kongtrul-rinpoche/a-fresh-attitude-starts-to-happen-when-we-look-to-see-that-yesterday-2/)

[Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dzigar-kongtrul-rinpoche/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dzigar-kongtrul-rinpoche/by-approaching-everything-with-a-sense-of-suspicion-and-struggle-we/)

[Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dzigar-kongtrul-rinpoche/)

> [We cannot be fearful all the time; we have to rise above our fear, whatever is to happen to us, however our conditions may…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dzigar-kongtrul-rinpoche/we-cannot-be-fearful-all-the-time-we-have-to-rise-above-our-fear/)

[Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dzigar-kongtrul-rinpoche/)

> [A mantra is like meeting the Buddha or Bodhisattva himself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dzigar-kongtrul-rinpoche/a-mantra-is-like-meeting-the-buddha-or-bodhisattva-himself/)

[Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dzigar-kongtrul-rinpoche/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dzigar-kongtrul-rinpoche/humour-allows-us-to-see-that-ultimately-things-don-t-make-sense-the/)

[Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dzigar-kongtrul-rinpoche/)

> [Seeing that nothing is solid or permanent you begin to make yourself at home in the unknown.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dzigar-kongtrul-rinpoche/seeing-that-nothing-is-solid-or-permanent-you-begin-to-make-yourself/)

[Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dzigar-kongtrul-rinpoche/)

> [When we trust our creativity we encounter a supreme kind of enjoyment - an amazement at the natural unfolding of life beyond our ordinary…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dzigar-kongtrul-rinpoche/when-we-trust-our-creativity-we-encounter-a-supreme-kind-of-enjoyment/)

[Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dzigar-kongtrul-rinpoche/)

> [The experience of emptiness is not found outside the world of ordinary appearance, as many people mistakenly assume. In truth, we experience emptiness when…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dzigar-kongtrul-rinpoche/the-experience-of-emptiness-is-not-found-outside-the-world-of/)

[Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dzigar-kongtrul-rinpoche/)

> [Most of us have had the experience of sitting by the seashore or on a mountaintop, simply enjoying the beauty of nature, relaxed, content,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dzigar-kongtrul-rinpoche/most-of-us-have-had-the-experience-of-sitting-by-the-seashore-or-on-a/)

[Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dzigar-kongtrul-rinpoche/)

> [The outer world in all its variety and our inner world of thoughts and emotions are not as they seem. All phenomena appear to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dzigar-kongtrul-rinpoche/the-outer-world-in-all-its-variety-and-our-inner-world-of-thoughts/)

[Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dzigar-kongtrul-rinpoche/)

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