Minds of Others

Since the minds of others cannot be tamed

until one has tamed one’s own,

begin first by taming one’s own mind.

~ Lama Atisha

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Theory of Emptiness

One of the most important philosophical insights in Buddhism comes from what is known as the theory of emptiness. At its heart is the deep recognition that there is a fundamental disparity between the way we perceive the world, including our own existence in it, and the way things actually are. In our day-to-day experience, we tend to relate to the world and to ourselves as if these entities possess self-enclosed, definable, discrete, and enduring reality. For instance, if we examine our own conception of selfhood, we will find that we tend to believe in the presence of an essential core to our being, which characterizes our individuality and identity as a discrete ego, independent of the physical and mental elements that constitute our existence. the philosophy of emptiness reveals that this is not only a fundamental error but also the basis for attachment, clinging, and the development of our numerous prejudices.

~ His Holiness The 14th Dalai Lama, The Universe In A Single Atom

His Holiness 14th The Dalai Lama

Whatever we have..

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Whatever we have done with our lives makes us what we are when we die. And everything, absolutely everything, counts.

~ Sogyal Rinpoche, The Tibetan Book of Days

Of All things

Of all things in life, what is the most amazing?

The sage Yadhisthira answers: “That man, seeing others die all around him, never thinks that he will die.”

~ Mahabharata

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Within Us

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Within us is the potential to be whatever we choose.

~ Akong Rinpoche