It is always beneficial to be near a spiritual teacher. These masters are like gardens or medicinal plants, sanctuaries of wisdom. In the presence of a realized master, you will rapidly attain enlightenment. In the presence of an erudite scholar, you will acquire great knowledge. In the presence of a great meditator, spiritual experience will dawn in your mind. In the presence of a bodhisattva, your compassion will expand, just as an ordinary log placed next to a log of sandalwood becomes saturated, little by little, with its fragrance.
His Holiness Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche
, The Hundred Verses of Advice: Tibetan Buddhist Teachings on What Matters Most
Publisher Shambhala (11 July 2006)
Language English
Paperback 208 pages
ISBN-10 1590303415
ISBN-13 978-1590303412
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