All Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche Quotes
- Life is fragile, like the dew hanging delicately on the grass, crystal drops that will be carried away on the first morning breeze. Breeze
- Like a robe wears out over time and turns to rags, life wears out from day to day, from second to second. Buddhism
- Do not encumber your mind with useless thoughts. What good does it do to brood on the past or anticipate the future? Remain in the… Anticipate
- If one were truly aware of the value of human life, to waste it blithely on distractions and the pursuit of vulgar ambitions would be… Ambition
- On the day that you were born, you began to die. Do not waste a single moment more! Began
- ...with the power of compassion there is nothing that cannot be accomplished. Accomplished
- To wish happiness for others, even for those who want to do us harm, is the source of consummate happiness. Consummate
- If you vanquish ego-clinging today, tonight you will be enlightened. Clinging
- Once you have the View, although the delusory perceptions of samsara may arise in your mind, you will be like the sky; when a rainbow… All
- 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… Achieve
- Spending your time with true spiritual friends will fill you with love for all beings and help you to see how negative attachment and hatred… All
- Never forget how swiftly this life will be over, like a flash of summer lightning or the wave of a hand. Now that you have… Anything Else
- Obstacles can arise from good as well as bad circumstances, but they should never deter or overpower you. Be like the earth, which supports all… All
- Once you overcome the hatred within your mind, you will discover that in the world outside, there is no longer any such thing as even… Any
- We live under threat from painful emotions: anger, desire, pride, jealousy and so on. Therefore we should always be ready to counter these with the… Anger
- It is our mind, and that alone, that chains us or sets us free. Alone
- 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… Absolute
- Meditation could be said to be the Art of Simplicity: simply sitting, simply breathing and simply being. Art
- 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… Actually Help
- Your practice should be strengthened by the difficult situations you encounter, just as a bonfire in a strong wind is not blown out, but blazes… Blazes
- Day by day, be content with whatever you have and satisfied with whatever happens. Everything else will then fall naturally into place. Content
- ..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… Attempting
- When sunlight falls on a crystal, lights of all colors of the rainbow appear; yet they have no substance that you can grasp. Likewise, all… All
- Even if death were to fall upon you today like lightning, you must be ready to die without sadness and regret, without any residue of… Absolute
- When death finally comes you will welcome it like an old friend, being aware of how dreamlike and impermanent the pheneomenal world really is. Aware