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Never really content ~ Mingyur Rinpoche

Never really content ~ Mingyur Rinpoche was last modified: September 25th, 2016 by dorjeduck

The Buddha compared attachment to drinking salt water from an ocean. The more we drink, the thirstier we get. Likewise, when our mind is conditioned by attachment, however much we have, we never really experience contentment.


Mingyur Rinpoche

from the book The Joy of Living: Unlocking the Secret and Science of Happiness

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Further quotes from the book The Joy of Living:

  • Just observe it
  • Trying to do your best
  • Meditation on compassion
  • Setting the tone for your entire day
  • Being diligent
  • Your mind just as it is
  • What Buddhists mean by happiness
  • Thinking of yourself as limited
  • The best part of all
  • Oh, this is how my mind works
  • Neither rejecting nor accepting
  • Importance of the motivation
  • Recognizing the inherent potential of your mind
  • Essentially good
  • An experience of absolute well-being
  • The need to look at the mind
  • Never disturbed
  • Becoming aware
  • Mind’s unlimited capacity
  • Experiencing the unlimited nature of the mind


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