Birth, sickness, ageing and death flow on, a river without ford or bridge;
People of Tingri, have you prepared yourselves a boat?
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:
- 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 mind is free of any true reality
- The most profound spiritual practice
- The Dharma is the best way of using your life
- There is never any time to spare
- Practice with joy and enthusiasm
- Start that very day
- Overcoming obstacles
- Without settling anywhere