..The past is only an unreliable memory held in the present. The future is only a projection of our present conceptions. The present itself vanishes as soon as we try to grasp it. So why bother with attempting to establish… — Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche Copy Share Image
Life is fragile, like the dew hanging delicately on the grass, crystal drops that will be carried away on the first morning breeze. — Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche Copy Share Image
It is our mind, and that alone, that chains us or sets us free. — Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche Copy Share Image
Spending your time with true spiritual friends will fill you with love for all beings and help you to see how negative attachment and… — Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche Copy Share Image
To meet someone who really hurts you is to meet a rare and precious treasure. Hold that person in high esteem, and make full use of the opportunity to eradicate your defects and make progress on the path. If you cannot yet feel love and compassion for those who treat you badly, it is a sign that your mind has… — Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche Copy Share
The towns and countryside that the traveller sees through a train window do not slow down the train, nor does the train affect them.… — Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche Copy Share Image
When a rainbow appears vividly in the sky, you can see its beautiful colors, yet you could not wear as clothing or put it on as an ornament. It arises through the conjunction of various factors, but there is nothing about it that can be grasped. Likewise, thoughts that arise in the mind have no tangible existence or intrinsic solidity.… — Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche Copy Share
To expect happiness without giving up negative action is like holding your hand in a fire and hoping not to be burned. Of course, no one actually wants to suffer, to be sick, to be cold or hungry - but as long as we continue to indulge in wrong doing we will never put an end to suffering. Likewise, we… — Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche Copy Share
To feel overflowing love and almost unbearable compassion for all living creatures is the best way to fulfil the wishes of all the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas. Even if for the moment you cannot actually help a sentient being in an external way, meditate on love and compassion constantly over the months and years until compassion is knit inseparably into the… — Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche Copy Share
Devotion is the essence of the path, and if we have in mind nothing but the guru and feel nothing but fervent devotion, whatever occurs is perceived as his blessing. If we simply practice with this constantly present devotion, this is prayer itself. When all thoughts are imbued with devotion to the guru, there is a natural confidence that this… — Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche Copy Share
Do not encumber your mind with useless thoughts. What good does it do to brood on the past or anticipate the future? Remain in… — Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche Copy Share Image
When death finally comes you will welcome it like an old friend, being aware of how dreamlike and impermanent the pheneomenal world really is. — Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche Copy Share Image
