To go beyond the samsara and nirvana, we will need the two wings of emptiness and compassion. From now on, let us use these two wings to fly fearlessly into the sky of the life to come.
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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- Overcoming obstacles
- The right moment is now
- You will have to go
- Abandon negative friendships
- Practice with joy and enthusiasm
- Like the events in a dream
- Precious human life
- Contemplating the defects of samsara
- Use riches in a constructive way
- You won’t live forever
- Rather than being trapped by your perceptions
- The freedom to practice the Dharma
- Don’t go on following the past
- How illness can teach us compassion
- Putting down the heavy burden once and for all
- Being near a spiritual teacher
- The union of clarity and emptiness
- Three essential points
- The choice is clear
- The mind is free of any true reality