Sublime

He teaches that by practicing Zen and coming to the same experience as Shakyamuni Buddha — the realization of the empty-oneness of all beings — we can transcend the divisions that separate us and find true peace in our hearts and in this world.

Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche, to be enlightened is to be free of obsessions.

The bodhisattva’s aspiration is simple and powerful: “May all circumstances serve to awaken compassion.”

as long as you are bothered by externally existing obstacles like passions and moral judgments, you need a guru.

But as long as we cherish and protect our ordinary thoughts, there is no liberation, there is no freedom from our suffering, because the thoughts we take so seriously dictate our experience.

feel free to burn incense or light a butter lamp. Generate kind thoughts, like, “May all beings have fresh water,”

Standing in the background is the great fourteenth-century Nyingma scholar and yogin Longchenpa, who, for the first time, brought together the various doctrines and practices of the Ancient School into one grand and comprehensive synthesis.

The Seven Points of Mahayana Mind Training: A Guide to Benefit Those Embarking on the Authentic Path to Enlightenment

Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche