Way Quotes by Sogyal Rinpoche

10 Way quotes by Sogyal Rinpoche

Sogyal Rinpoche’s words on the Way strike a calm yet profound chord. In this brief set, his gentle guidance on path‑finding and inner balance shines through, giving readers a modest yet clear taste of his contemplative voice.

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This dying forces you to look into yourself. And in this, compassion is the only way. Love is the only way.

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In this complex world, the best way to survive is to be genuine.

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Our task is to strike a balance, to find a middle way, to learn not to overextend ourselves with extraneous activities and…

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There is only one way of attaining liberation and of obtaining the omniscience of enlightenment: following an authentic spiritual master.

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Generally we waste our lives, distracted from our true selves, in endless activity. Meditation is the way to bring us back to…

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Modern society seems to be a celebration of all the things that lead away from the Truth, make Truth hard to live…

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So often we want happiness, but the very way we pursue it is so clumsy and unskillful that it brings only more…

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At the beginning of meditation training thoughts will arrive one on top of another, uninterrupted, like a steep mountain waterfall. Gradually, as…

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Each time the losses and deceptions of life teach us about impermanence, they bring us closer to the truth. When you fall…

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Devotion {to the spiritual master} becomes the purest, quickest, and simplest way to realize the nature of our mind and all things.…

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The key to finding a happy balance in modern lives is simplicity.

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