Dying Quotes

3128 Dying quotes by 1926 unique authors

There is no way to escape death, it is just like trying to escape by four great mountains touching sky. There is no escape from… — Dalai Lama
Ageing destroys youth, sickness destroys health, degeneration of life destroys all excellent qualities and death destroys life. Even if you are a great runner, you… — Dalai Lama
From a Buddhist point of view, the actual experience of death is very important. Although how or where we will be reborn is generally dependent… — Dalai Lama
As a Buddhist, I view death as a normal process, a reality that I accept will occur as long as I remain in this earthly… — Dalai Lama
We cannot hope to die peacefully if our lives have been full of violence, or if our minds have mostly been agitated by emotions like… — Dalai Lama
Whatever we have done with our lives makes us what we are when we die. And everything, absolutely everything, counts. — Sogyal Rinpoche
Death is a vast mystery, but there are two things we can say about it: It is absolutely certain that we will die, and it… — Sogyal Rinpoche
Why exactly are we so frightened of death that we avoid looking at it altogether? Somewhere, deep down, we know we cannot avoid facing death… — Sogyal Rinpoche
We often wonder: "How will I be when I die?" The answer to that is that whatever state of mind we are in now, whatever… — Sogyal Rinpoche
Switch on the television or glance at the newspaper: You will see death everywhere. Yet, did the victims of those plane crashes and car accidents… — Sogyal Rinpoche
At every moment in our lives we need compassion, but what more urgent moment could there be than when we are dying? What more wonderful… — Sogyal Rinpoche
Even if they don't know that you are practicing for them, you are helping them and in turn they are helping you. They are actively… — Sogyal Rinpoche
I remember how people would often come to see my master Jamyang Khyentse simply to ask for his guidance for the moment of death. He… — Sogyal Rinpoche
There would be no chance at all of getting to know death if it happened only once. But fortunately, life is nothing but a continuing… — Sogyal Rinpoche
If all we know of mind is the aspect of mind that dissolves when we die, we will be left with no idea of what… — Sogyal Rinpoche
For most of us, karma and negative emotions obscure the ability to see our own intrinsic nature, and the nature of reality. As a result… — Sogyal Rinpoche
This is the real and urgent reason why we must prepare now to meet death wisely, to transform our karmic future, and to avoid the… — Sogyal Rinpoche
At the moment of death, there are two things that count: whatever we have done in our lives, and what state of mind we are… — Sogyal Rinpoche
Ask yourself these two questions: Do I remember at every moment that I am dying, and that everyone and everything else is, and so treat… — Sogyal Rinpoche
There is no fundamental difference between the preparation for death and the practice of dying, and spiritual practice leading to enlightenment. — Stanislav Grof
The conscience of the dying belies their life. — Luc de Clapiers
Religious faith not only lacks evidence, its independence from evidence is its pride and joy, shouted from the rooftops. — Richard Dawkins
We must conduct research and then accept the results. If they don't stand up to experimentation, Buddha`s own words must be rejected. — Dalai Lama
It has served us well, this myth of Christ. — Pope Leo X
There's this thing called being so open-minded your brains drop out. — Richard Dawkins

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