I would like to stress that increasing one’s presence of mind and cultivating the stability of shamatha should not be confined to the meditation session. We should try to be more mindful in all situations and at all times in our lives.

Thrangu Rinpoche

from the book Songs of Naropa: Commentaries on Songs of Realization

translated by Erik Pema Kunsang


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