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:

• Love and compassion for all
• The most profound spiritual practice
• Nothing to be gained or lost
• There is never any time to spare
• Flying off into the bardo
• When you reach the threshold of death
• The faults within
• Happiness and suffering
• Overcoming obstacles
• Put on the armor of diligence
• You will have to go
• Abandon negative friendships
• Practice with joy and enthusiasm
• The right moment is now
• Precious human life
• Contemplating the defects of samsara
• Use riches in a constructive way
• Like the events in a dream
• You won’t live forever
• Rather than being trapped by your perceptions