The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying |
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the foremost interpreters of Tibetan Buddhism to the West
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Sogyal Rinpoche (1992)
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“To train the mind is first to see directly and concretely how the mind functions, a knowledge that you derive from spiritual teachings and through personal experience in meditation practice.” p58 |
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“Just as a writer only learns a spontaneous freedom of expression after years of often gruelling study, and just as the simple grace of a dancer is achieved only with enormous patient effort, so when you begin to understand where meditation will lead you, you will approach it as the greatest endeavour of your life, one that demands of you the deepest perseverance, enthusiasm, intelligence and discipline.” p59 |
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| “Isn’t it extraordinary that our minds cannot stay still for longer than a few moments without grasping after distraction; they are so restless and preoccupied that sometimes I think that living in a city in the modern world, we are already like … tormented beings … where the consciousness is said to be agonisingly restless.” p59 |
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“Sometimes when I meditate, I don’t use any particular method. I just allow my mind to rest, and find, especially when I am inspired, that I can bring my mind home and relax very quickly. I sit quietly and rest in the nature of mind; I don’t question or doubt whether I am in the ‘correct’ state or not. There is no effort, only rich understanding, wakefulness, and unshakeable certainty. When I am in the nature of mind, the ordinary mind is no longer there. There is no need to sustain or confirm a sense of being: I simply am. A fundamental trust is present. There is nothing in particular to do.” p63 |
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The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying
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