--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: More and more, I have come to realize how…" description: "\"More and more, I have come to realize how thoughts and concepts are all that block us from always being . . . in the absolute. . . . When the view is t..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/772/sogyal-rinpoche-2963_absolutes_more-and-more-i-have-come-to-realize-how_1563318.png" --- # More and more, I have come to realize how thoughts and… ![“More and more, I have come to realize how thoughts and concepts are all that block us from always being . . . in the absolute. . . . When the view is there, thoughts are seen for what they truly are: fleeting and transparent, and only relative. . . . You do not cling to thoughts and emotions or…” quote by Sogyal Rinpoche](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/772/sogyal-rinpoche-2963_absolutes_more-and-more-i-have-come-to-realize-how_1563318.png) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/772/sogyal-rinpoche-2963_absolutes_more-and-more-i-have-come-to-realize-how_1563318.png) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/772/sogyal-rinpoche-2963_absolutes_more-and-more-i-have-come-to-realize-how_1563318.png) > “More and more, I have come to realize how thoughts and concepts are all that block us from always being . . . in the absolute. . . . When the view is there, thoughts are seen for what they truly are: fleeting and transparent, and only relative. . . . You do not cling to thoughts and emotions or reject them, but welcome them all within the vast embrace of Rigpa.” [Sogyal Rinpoche](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sogyal-rinpoche/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. Thoughts are temporary, relative filters; recognizing this frees us to experience reality directly. **In simple terms:** Thoughts are fleeting; see beyond them. Key Takeaway Observe thoughts without attachment. Themes mindfulness impermanence non‑attachment Mood reflective calm Type spiritual inspirational When to use this quote - meditation - therapy - decision‑making - creative brainstorming Key Concepts Buddhist philosophy Rigpa consciousness Questions to Reflect On - What thoughts dominate your day? - How can you welcome emotions without clinging? A Different Perspective Hard to fully let go of habitual mental patterns. ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet [Absolutes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/absolutes/) [Consciousness](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/consciousness/) [Emotion](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/emotion/) [Philosophy of Mind](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/philosophy-of-mind/) [Thoughts](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/thoughts/) [Thoughts and emotions](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/thoughts-and-emotions/) ## Related quotes > [All our thoughts and concepts are called up by sense-experiences and have a meaning only in reference to these sense-experiences. On the other hand,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/albert-einstein/all-our-thoughts-and-concepts-are-called-up-by-sense-experiences-and/) [Albert Einstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/albert-einstein/) > [To see me does not necessarily mean to see my face. To understand my thoughts is to have seen me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mustafa-kemal-ataturk/to-see-me-does-not-necessarily-mean-to-see-my-face-to-understand-my/) [Mustafa Kemal Ataturk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mustafa-kemal-ataturk/) > [“There's a lady who's sure All that glitters is gold. And she's buying a stairway to heaven. And when she gets there she knows…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/led-zepplin/there-s-a-lady-who-s-sure-all-that-glitters-is-gold-and-she-s-buying/) Led Zepplin > [“There's a feeling I get when I look to the west, And my spirit is crying for leaving. In my thoughts I have seen…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/led-zeppelin/there-s-a-feeling-i-get-when-i-look-to-the-west-and-my-spirit-is/) [Led Zeppelin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/led-zeppelin/) > [As you pray for the Holy Spirit to make you aware of thoughts that come into your mind that don't line up with God's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joyce-meyer/as-you-pray-for-the-holy-spirit-to-make-you-aware-of-thoughts-that/) [Joyce Meyer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joyce-meyer/) > [“Every time one of those 50,000 thoughts takes place, chemicals are produced in your brain that can trigger reactions felt throughout your body. There…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/travis-bradberry/every-time-one-of-those-50-000-thoughts-takes-place-chemicals-are/) [Travis Bradberry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/travis-bradberry/) > [“Humans are well known for weaving intricate webs of thought and then ensnaring themselves in their own creations. Our universe functions as a powerful…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-buhlman/humans-are-well-known-for-weaving-intricate-webs-of-thought-and-then/) William Buhlman > [“I have come to realize that all the thoughts I hear do not originate with me.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/randy-martin/i-have-come-to-realize-that-all-the-thoughts-i-hear-do-not-originate/) Randy Martin > [People need to realize that their thoughts are more primary than their genes, because the environment, which is influenced by our thoughts, controls the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bruce-h-lipton/people-need-to-realize-that-their-thoughts-are-more-primary-than/) [Bruce H. Lipton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bruce-h-lipton/) > [“12. I realize my thoughts about others are also reflections of how I view myself.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zhanna-hamilton/12-i-realize-my-thoughts-about-others-are-also-reflections-of-how-i/) Zhanna Hamilton > [“Just as the ocean has waves or the sun has rays, so the mind's own radiance is its thoughts and emotions. The ocean has…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sogyal-rinpoche/just-as-the-ocean-has-waves-or-the-sun-has-rays-so-the-mind-s-own/) [Sogyal Rinpoche](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sogyal-rinpoche/) > [Just as the ocean has waves or the sun has rays, so the minds's own radiance is its thoughts and emotions.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sogyal-rinpoche/just-as-the-ocean-has-waves-or-the-sun-has-rays-so-the-minds-s-own/) [Sogyal Rinpoche](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sogyal-rinpoche/) > [To realize that you are not your thoughts is when you begin to awaken spiritually.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eckhart-tolle/to-realize-that-you-are-not-your-thoughts-is-when-you-begin-to-awaken/) [Eckhart Tolle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eckhart-tolle/) > [“With mindful attention, you realize that thoughts are just thoughts - mental processes in the mind - rather than the truth.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carmel-sheridan/with-mindful-attention-you-realize-that-thoughts-are-just-thoughts/) [Carmel Sheridan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carmel-sheridan/) > [“I realized that most thoughts are impersonal happenings, like self-assembling machines. Unless we train ourselves, the thoughts passing through our mind have little involvement…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-pinchbeck/i-realized-that-most-thoughts-are-impersonal-happenings-like-self/) [Daniel Pinchbeck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-pinchbeck/) ## More by Sogyal Rinpoche > [That goodness is what survives death, a fundamental goodness that is in each and every one of us. The whole of our life is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sogyal-rinpoche/that-goodness-is-what-survives-death-a-fundamental-goodness-that-is/) [Sogyal Rinpoche](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sogyal-rinpoche/why-exactly-are-we-so-frightened-of-death-that-we-avoid-looking-at-it/) [Sogyal Rinpoche](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sogyal-rinpoche/) > [The masters say if you create an auspicious condition in your body and your environment then meditation and realization will automatically arise.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sogyal-rinpoche/the-masters-say-if-you-create-an-auspicious-condition-in-your-body/) [Sogyal Rinpoche](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sogyal-rinpoche/at-every-moment-in-our-lives-we-need-compassion-but-what-more-urgent/) [Sogyal Rinpoche](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sogyal-rinpoche/) > [Theories are like patches on a coat, one day they just wear off.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sogyal-rinpoche/theories-are-like-patches-on-a-coat-one-day-they-just-wear-off/) [Sogyal Rinpoche](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sogyal-rinpoche/) > [{While meditating} I sit quietly and rest in the nature of mind; I don't question or doubt whether I am in the "correct" state…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sogyal-rinpoche/while-meditating-i-sit-quietly-and-rest-in-the-nature-of-mind-i-don-t/) [Sogyal Rinpoche](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sogyal-rinpoche/) > [The most essential thing in life is to establish an unafraid, heartfelt communication with others.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sogyal-rinpoche/the-most-essential-thing-in-life-is-to-establish-an-unafraid/) [Sogyal Rinpoche](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sogyal-rinpoche/) > [The definition of mantra is "that which protects the mind." That which protects the mind from negativity, or that which protects you from your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sogyal-rinpoche/the-definition-of-mantra-is-that-which-protects-the-mind-that-which/) [Sogyal Rinpoche](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sogyal-rinpoche/if-all-we-know-of-mind-is-the-aspect-of-mind-that-dissolves-when-we/) [Sogyal Rinpoche](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sogyal-rinpoche/) > [Western laziness consists of cramming our lives with compulsive activity, so that there is no time at all to confront the real issues.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sogyal-rinpoche/western-laziness-consists-of-cramming-our-lives-with-compulsive/) [Sogyal Rinpoche](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sogyal-rinpoche/) > [The key to finding a happy balance in modern lives is simplicity.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sogyal-rinpoche/the-key-to-finding-a-happy-balance-in-modern-lives-is-simplicity/) [Sogyal Rinpoche](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sogyal-rinpoche/) > [The purpose of meditation is to awaken in us the sky-like nature of mind, and to introduce us to that which we really are,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sogyal-rinpoche/the-purpose-of-meditation-is-to-awaken-in-us-the-sky-like-nature-of/) [Sogyal Rinpoche](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sogyal-rinpoche/) > [The real glory of meditation lies not in any method but in its continual living experience of presence, in its bliss, clarity, peace, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sogyal-rinpoche/the-real-glory-of-meditation-lies-not-in-any-method-but-in-its/) [Sogyal Rinpoche](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sogyal-rinpoche/) > [Samsara is the mind turned outwardly, lost in its projections. Nirvana is the mind turned inwardly, recognizing its true nature.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sogyal-rinpoche/samsara-is-the-mind-turned-outwardly-lost-in-its-projections-nirvana/) [Sogyal Rinpoche](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sogyal-rinpoche/) > [“The simplicity of total trust is one of the most powerful forces in the world.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sogyal-rinpoche/the-simplicity-of-total-trust-is-one-of-the-most-powerful-forces-in/) [Sogyal Rinpoche](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sogyal-rinpoche/) [Explore all 144 Sogyal Rinpoche quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sogyal-rinpoche/) ## More Absolutes quotes > [At the centre of the human heart is the longing for an absolute good, a longing which is always there and is never appeased…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/simone-weil/at-the-centre-of-the-human-heart-is-the-longing-for-an-absolute-good/) [Simone Weil](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/simone-weil/) > [There is no perfect justice, just as there is no absolute in ethics. But there is perfect injustice, and we know it when we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alan-dershowitz/there-is-no-perfect-justice-just-as-there-is-no-absolute-in-ethics/) [Alan Dershowitz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alan-dershowitz/) > [If you live in a material universe where acquiring things is very important to you, then family is an absolute deterrent to maintaining that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-taylor-gatto/if-you-live-in-a-material-universe-where-acquiring-things-is-very/) [John Taylor Gatto](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-taylor-gatto/) > [ Their \[the U.S.’s\] defense budget in absolute figures is almost 25 times bigger than Russia’s. This is what in defense is referred to as… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vladimir-putin/their-the-u-s-s-defense-budget-in-absolute-figures-is-almost-25-times/) [Vladimir Putin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vladimir-putin/) > [This separation was absolute in our original Republic. But the sky-godders do not give up easily. In the 1950s they actually got the phrase…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gore-vidal/this-separation-was-absolute-in-our-original-republic-but-the-sky/) [Gore Vidal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gore-vidal/) > [Conservative political opinion in America cleaves to the tradition of the judge as passive interpreter, believing that his absolute loyalty to authoritative law is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/learned-hand/conservative-political-opinion-in-america-cleaves-to-the-tradition-of/) [Learned Hand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/learned-hand/) > [So many times we come to Jesus in worship and ask Him for things that He already IS and has already done... What a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christy-nockels/so-many-times-we-come-to-jesus-in-worship-and-ask-him-for-things-that/) Christy Nockels > [Those are decisions only the Lord will make. I believe the love of God is absolute. He said he gave his son for the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-graham/those-are-decisions-only-the-lord-will-make-i-believe-the-love-of-god/) [Billy Graham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-graham/) > [“The Gods know what it is to be eternal, and they love to toy with mortals who use absolutes.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/josephine-angelini/the-gods-know-what-it-is-to-be-eternal-and-they-love-to-toy-with/) [Josephine Angelini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/josephine-angelini/) > [Anarchy is the stepping stone to absolute power.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/napoleon-bonaparte/anarchy-is-the-stepping-stone-to-absolute-power/) [Napoleon Bonaparte](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/napoleon-bonaparte/) > [I was asked the other day if I would be interested in the Nobel Prize, but I think that for me it would be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gabriel-garc-a-m-rquez/i-was-asked-the-other-day-if-i-would-be-interested-in-the-nobel-prize/) [Gabriel Garcia Marquez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gabriel-garc-a-m-rquez/) > [The only "definitive truth" for Buddhism is the absolute negation of any one truth as the Definitive Truth.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dalai-lama/the-only-definitive-truth-for-buddhism-is-the-absolute-negation-of/) [Dalai Lama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dalai-lama/) > [The nature of the Absolute is neither perceptible nor imperceptible; and with phenomena it is just the same. But to one who has discovered…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/huangbo-xiyun/the-nature-of-the-absolute-is-neither-perceptible-nor-imperceptible/) [Huangbo Xiyun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/huangbo-xiyun/) > [Joining a company is an act that calls for absolute loyalty in big matters and little ones.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-watson/joining-a-company-is-an-act-that-calls-for-absolute-loyalty-in-big/) [Thomas Watson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-watson/) > [In fine, a life of good or evil, the hope of Heaven or the despair of Hell, Faustus stands as a reminder that the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/in-fine-a-life-of-good-or-evil-the-hope-of-heaven-or-the-despair-of/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Browse all 2,016 Absolutes quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/absolutes/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "More and more, I have come to realize how thoughts and concepts are all that block us from always being . . . in the absolute. . . . When the view is there, thoughts are seen for what they truly are: fleeting and transparent, and only relative. . . . You do not cling to thoughts and emotions or reject them, but welcome them all within the vast embrace of Rigpa.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Sogyal Rinpoche" }, "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sogyal-rinpoche/more-and-more-i-have-come-to-realize-how-thoughts-and-concepts-are/", "about": { "@type": "Thing", "name": "Absolutes" }, "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sogyal-rinpoche/more-and-more-i-have-come-to-realize-how-thoughts-and-concepts-are/#quotation", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/772/sogyal-rinpoche-2963_absolutes_more-and-more-i-have-come-to-realize-how_1563318.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/772/sogyal-rinpoche-2963_absolutes_more-and-more-i-have-come-to-realize-how_1563318.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/772/sogyal-rinpoche-2963_absolutes_more-and-more-i-have-come-to-realize-how_1563318.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“More and more, I have come to realize how thoughts and concepts are all that block us from always being…” — Sogyal Rinpoche", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } }, { "@type": "BreadcrumbList", "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "name": "Home", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "name": "Quotes", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "name": "Sogyal Rinpoche", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sogyal-rinpoche/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "name": "More and more, I have come...", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sogyal-rinpoche/more-and-more-i-have-come-to-realize-how-thoughts-and-concepts-are/" } ], "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sogyal-rinpoche/more-and-more-i-have-come-to-realize-how-thoughts-and-concepts-are/#breadcrumb" }, { "@type": "WebSite", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website", "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/", "publisher": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } }, { "@type": "Organization", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization", "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/", "logo": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/themes/sq/assets/icons/icon-512.png", "width": 512, "height": 512 } } ] } ```