Today’s Lamrim Quote – 19 October 2012
Je Tsong Khapa Lobsang Drakpa (1357-1419) "Although in all of us there is the thought that at the end of our days death will come, every day we think 'I will [...]
Je Tsong Khapa Lobsang Drakpa (1357-1419) "Although in all of us there is the thought that at the end of our days death will come, every day we think 'I will [...]
Je Tsong Khapa Lobsang Drakpa (1357-1419) "When you rely on patience continually, you do not spoil your joyful attitude, so you are always happy even in this life. Moreover, patience stops [...]
Lama Atisha Dipamkara (982–1054) "Although someone may totally fill with gems Buddha-fields equal in number To the grains of sand on the Ganges And offer them to the Guardians of the [...]
Kyabje Yongzin Trijang Rinpoche (1901-1981) "The advantages of generating wisdom: It is the root of all positive qualities The fact that a bodhisattva is not perturbed by good or bad conditions [...]
Je Pabongka Dechen Nyingpo (1878–1941) "In short, we are free from any unfavorable conditions, except for cheating ourselves by not making effort. If now, when we have attained such an excellent [...]
Kongpo Lama Yeshe Tsondru (1761 – 1816) "If the seed is not sown, no fruit can grow; likewise, If the good or bad action is not accumulated, No happy or painful [...]
Je Tsong Khapa Lobsang Drakpa (1357-1419) "Especially for an egocentric person, the sole door For determining the precise reality of things Is the treatise on valid reasoning; so with many efforts [...]
Je Tsong Khapa Lobsang Drakpa (1357-1419) "Just as I have fallen into the ocean of compulsive existence, So, too, have all wandering beings - they have been my mothers. Seeing this, [...]
Je Tsong Khapa Lobsang Drakpa (1357-1419) "Furthermore, appearance eliminates the extreme of existence And emptiness eliminates the extreme of non-existence. If you realize how emptiness manifests in the manner of cause [...]
His Holiness The Third Dalai Lama Sonam Gyatso (1543–1588) "Taking Refuge but then not observing the Refuge precepts is of very little benefit and the power of having taken it is [...]