Why would you invest all that energy on those plans for the future if you were not somehow blindly convinced that you are still sure to be here in this world for a long time to come? The great practitioners of the past described themselves as “yogis with the thought of impermanence implanted firmly in their hearts.” They saw clearly the futility of ordinary pursuits. Their minds were entirely turned toward the Dharma
Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche
from the book The Hundred Verses of Advice: Tibetan Buddhist Teachings on What Matters Most
translated by Padmakara Translation Group
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- The most profound spiritual practice
- There is never any time to spare
- The Dharma is the best way of using your life
- Start that very day
- Practice with joy and enthusiasm
- Overcoming obstacles
- Precious human life
- Without settling anywhere
- The right moment is now
- Dreamlike obsessions
- The union of clarity and emptiness
- Right here beside you
- Like the events in a dream
- Don’t go on following the past
- You will have to go
- The faults within
- When you reach the threshold of death
- The choice is clear
- Have you prepared yourselves a boat
- Putting down the heavy burden once and for all