There’s no real happiness among any of the six classes of beings.
If we consider the sufferings of the three lower realms,
When you feel upset just by hearing about them,
How will you possibly cope when you experience them directly?
Even the happiness and pleasures of the three upper realms,
Are just like fine food that’s been laced with poison,
Enjoyable at first, but in the long run a cause of ruin.

Chatral Rinpoche

from the book Compassionate Action

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• Use it well
• There is nothing more to it than that
• But when you die
• All you need
• By then it’s too late!
• Act accordingly
• Relying on the instructions of your own qualified teacher
• Failing to let go of ordinary concerns
• Gaining the riches of a Dharma practitioner
• The best form of austerity
• Taking advantage of our human existence
• A disciplined mind
• Not enjoying meat or alcohol
• Your own true enemies
• Three kinds of dharma practitioners
• The path of nonviolence
• Our responsibility