Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse

“If it were not for certain people's greed for wealth, the highways would be filled with cars powered by the sun, and…

— Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse

“If there is no blind hope, there is also no disappointment. If one knows that everything is impermanent, one does not grasp,…

— Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse

“Although it is nonreligious and nontheistic, it’s difficult to present Buddhism without sounding theoretical and religious. As”

— Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse

“Fearlessness is generated when you can appreciate uncertainty, when you have faith in the impossibility of these interconnected components remaining static and…

— Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse

“We are like monkeys who dwell in the forest and shit on the very branches from which we hang.”

— Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse

“[from the Acknowledgments page] ...and while comments are very welcome, I would suggest it is a waste of your precious time.”

— Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse

“One is a Buddhist if he or she accepts the following four truths: All compounded things are impermanent. All emotions are pain.…

— Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse

“Most of the time we are trying to make the good things last, or we are thinking about replacing them with something…

— Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse

“We usually appreciate only half the cycle of impermanence. We can accept birth but not death, gain but not loss, or the…

— Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse

“Siddhartha’s priority was to get down to the root of the problem. Buddhism is not culturally bound. Its benefits are not limited…

— Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse

“However, the path itself must eventually be abandoned, just as you abandon a boat when you reach the other shore. You must…

— Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse

“Millions of people in this world are interested in some version of meditation, or yoga, or one of the many so-called spiritual…

— Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse