Quotes from Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche

On the day that you were born, you began to die. Do not waste a single moment more!

Life is fragile, like the dew hanging delicately on the grass, crystal drops that will be carried away on the first morning breeze.

Examine the nature of hatred; you will find that it is no more than a thought. When you see it as it is, it will dissolve like a cloud in the sky.

There is no logical reason why thoughts, which have no substance, should have so much power over you, nor is there any reason why you should become their slave

...with the power of compassion there is nothing that cannot be accomplished.

To wish happiness for others, even for those who want to do us harm, is the source of consummate happiness.

To go beyond samsara and nirvana, we will need the two wings of emptiness and compassion. From now on, let us use these two wings to fly fearlessly into the sky of the life to come.

Al igual que las nubes que se forman en el cielo permanecen cierto tiempo en él y luego se disuelven en el vacío del espacio, los pensamientos ilusorios surgen, duran un momento y después se desvanecen en la vacuidad de la mente. De hecho no ha pasado realmente nada.

A beautiful country is a dream-like an illusion. It is senseless to cling to it. Unless the inner forces of negative emotions are conquered, strife with outer enemies will never end.

Dès l'instant de la naissance, la vie se précipite vers la mort en ignorant tout à fait quand la rencontre aura lieu.

Tsultrim Tso, who possessed all the characteristics of a dakini, like gentle behavior and immense compassion for others,

si nous ne parvenons pas à nous dégager des besoins les plus futiles, nous en voudrons toujours plus que nécessaire

nous avons de quoi nous vêtir et nous loger, mais nous aimerions tellement avoir des vêtements plus remarquables,

nous avons de quoi nous vêtir et nous loger, mais nous aimerions tellement avoir des vêtements plus remarquables, une demeure plus vaste, plus confortable.

La futilité des préoccupations mondaines leur apparaissait dans toute son évidence.

Nous devrions moins nous inquiéter de notre apparence physique et chercher davantage à ne pas gaspiller notre vie.

Like a robe wears out over time and turns to rags, life wears out from day to day, from second to second.

Love and nonattachment are the basis of true generosity.

Do not encumber your mind with useless thoughts. What good does it do to brood on the past or anticipate the future? Remain in the simplicity of the present moment.

If one were truly aware of the value of human life, to waste it blithely on distractions and the pursuit of vulgar ambitions would be the height of confusion.

Meditation could be said to be the Art of Simplicity: simply sitting, simply breathing and simply being.