The root of both samsara and nirvana is to be found within your mind;
People of Tingri, the mind is free of any true reality.
Padampa Sangye
from the book The Hundred Verses of Advice: Tibetan Buddhist Teachings on What Matters Most
translated by Padmakara Translation Group
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Further quotes from the book The Hundred Verses of Advice:
- Free of being caught by anything at all
- Abandon negative friendships
- Being near a spiritual teacher
- Three essential points
- Flying off into the bardo
- Happiness and suffering
- Rather than being trapped by your perceptions
- Contemplating the defects of samsara
- Dwell in the simplicity of the present moment
- Love and compassion for all
- Nothing to be gained or lost
- How illness can teach us compassion
- Devotion is the fare on our journey toward enlightenment
- Use riches in a constructive way
- You won’t live forever
- Put on the armor of diligence
- The most profound spiritual practice
- The Dharma is the best way of using your life
- There is never any time to spare