Temples and stupas — buildings that house sacred relics — reflect the heart and mind of the Buddha. Respecting outside forms of Buddha nourishes our own innate wisdom. Yet the true buddha, the awakened essence of mind, exists within each one of us.
Mingyur Rinpoche
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Further quotes from the book In Love with the World :
- Accepting whatever happens
- Boundless reality
- Nothing endures but change
- Vast and intimate
- Great news
- It’s how we relate to emotions
- Change yourself
- Upholding the lineage
- Anywhere, anytime
- Stay with what is
- Meditative awareness
- Beyond habitual patterns
- Fundamentally pure and good
- Replace longing with love
- The masks that hide our true selves
- The chattering voice in our heads
- Only with recognition
- Dying is rebirth
- Ego-grasping death comes before life