No matter where you stay – be it a busy place or a solitary retreat – the only thing that you need to conquer are mind’s five poisons and your own true enemies, the eight worldly concerns, nothing else.

Chatral Rinpoche

from the book Compassionate Action

source: http://www.lotsawahouse.org/tibetan-masters/chatral-rinpoche/words-advice


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