Never forget how swiftly this life will be over, like a flash of summer lightning or the wave of a hand. Now that you have the opportunity to practice dharma, do not waste a single moment on anything else.
Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche
from the book The Heart Treasure of the Enlightened Ones
translated by Padmakara Translation Group
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