"We suffer because we want life to be……" — Sakyong Mipham
"We suffer because we want life to be different from what it is. We suffer because we try to make pleasurable what is painful, to make solid what is fluid, to make permanent what is always changing."
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58 Quotes by Sakyong Mipham
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When we are certain that the way to accomplish our own wishes is to help others, we have no regrets.
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It's one thing to have the attitude of enlightenment and another thing to act in an enlightened way, which is…
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In meditation we are continuously discovering who and what we are.
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Whatever we do lays a seed in our deepest consciousness, and one day that seed will grow.
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It is said that if our intention is to help others-even if we are unable to follow it through-we will…
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If we do not push ourselves enough, we do not grow, but if we push ourselves too much, we regress.…
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The body benefits from movement, and the mind benefits from stillness.
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When stress is the basic state of mind, even good things stress us out. We have to learn to let…
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The wise are balanced, and the foolish are extreme.
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What is really happening in meditation is that we are developing the ability to think when we want to, and…
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Running and meditation are very personal activities. Therefore they are lonely. This loneliness is one of their best qualities because…
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The bones and tendons of the mind are mindfulness and awareness. Mindfulness is the mind’s strength, and awareness is its…
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