12th H.H. Karma Kuchen Rinpoche

12th H.H. Karma Kuchen Rinpoche

khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche

meditation is not supposed to be the fabrication or the reinforcement of some particular state, but simply the cultivation of the awareness of whatever is arising in the mind.

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khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche

His Eminence Lama zopa rinpoch

Use problems as ornaments, seeing them as extremely precious, because they make you achieve enlightenment quickly, by getting you to achieve bodhicitta. Experience these problems on behalf of all sentient beings, giving all happiness to sentient beings. This is the ornament.

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His Eminence Lama zopa rinpoche

His Eminence Lama Zopa rinpoche

Faith alone never stops problems; understanding knowledge-wisdom always does. Lord Buddha himself said that belief in Buddha was dangerous; that instead of just believing in something, people should use their minds to try to discover their own true nature

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His Eminence Lama Zopa rinpoche

His Eminence Lama Zopa rinpoche

Quote for the day!! 😁🌈🌤

"The mind is like a TV with many channels. On one channel all we see are problems. problems, problems. But if we turn to another channel, we will see everything as empty. There are many different programs! It is very important to remember that life appears to us according to our interpretation, according to our channel.  It is actually very good to understand this, because we then know that the mind-channel we want is in our hands. How we want our life to be - full of problems or full of happiness - is completely in our hands….And even in everyday life, everything - harmony or disharmony, happiness or unhappiness - has to do with the channel we choose. So, we have incredible freedom."  💙🍂🤔

- Lama Zopa Rinpoche

HH KARMAPA

We give something, and that opens the possibility of receiving: we naturally receive something when we give. This is how we live, whether it is in the business world, in our social lives, or in any other context. Giving and taking is happening all the time. Living is dependent on giving: we give and therefore we receive. This interdependence is natural; however, it takes a special effort to train our mind to know this well enough so that our understanding is clear and strong. – 17th Karmapa

Ogyen Trinley Dorje, Traveling the Path of Compassion: A Commentary on The Thirty-Seven Practices of a Bodhisattva

HH KARMAPA

Compassion itself is noble.

HH KARMAPA 17TH

Ogyen Trinley Dorje, The Heart Is Noble: Changing the World from the Inside Out

HH Karmapa

Whether or not you go in a positive direction depends entirely on you. You have to be your own teacher and try to figure out what it takes to accomplish your goals. You have to be your own judge and try to get yourself to do the right thing and stop yourself from doing the wrong thing. Take responsibility for yourself. (17th Karmapa)

Ogyen Trinley Dorje, The Future Is Now: Timely Advice for Creating a Better World

HH 17th Karmapa

Nothing is intrinsically or ultimately bad. Any situation that arises is only relatively good or bad based on many factors, including—most significantly—how you perceive the situation and how you respond to it.

HH Karmapa Ogyen Trinley Dorje, The Heart Is Noble: Changing the World from the Inside Out,