If realization does not dawn from within, dry explanations and theoretical understanding will not bring the fruit of awakening.

To put it simply, unless we blend our own mind with the Dharma, it is pointless merely to adopt the guise of a practitioner.

Longchenpa

A Mirror Revealing the Crucial Points: Advice on the Ultimate Meaning

translated by Adam Pearcey


source: http://www.lotsawahouse.org/tibetan-masters/longchen-rabjam/ultimate-meaning


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