Quotes from Sogyal Rinpoche

Grief made me blind and I thought that only I had suffered at the hands of death.

There is only one law in the universe that never changes—that all things change, and that all things are impermanent.

To bring your mind home means to bring the mind into the state of Calm Abiding through the practice of mindfulness.

The Dalai Lama has said: In today's highly interdependent world, individuals and nations can no longer resolve many of their problems by themselves. We need one another. We must therefore develop a sense of universal responsibility . . . It is our collective and individual responsibility to protect and nurture the global family, to support its weaker members, and to preserve and tend to the environment in which we all live.

To release means to release mind from its prison of grasping

The way to discover the freedom of the wisdom of egolessness, the masters advise us, is through the process of listening and hearing, contemplation and reflection, and meditation.

Real devotion is an unbroken receptivity to the truth

Real devotion is an unbroken receptivity to the truth. Real devotion is rooted in an awed and reverent gratitude, but one that is lucid, grounded, and intelligent.

This dying forces you to look into yourself. And in this, compassion is the only way. Love is the only way.

The key to finding a happy balance in modern life is simplicity.

We must never forget that it is through our actions, words, and thoughts that we have a choice.

The future is very much in our hands--in our actions.

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

What is born will die, What has been gathered will be dispersed, What has been accumulated will be exhausted, What has been built up will collapse, And what has been high will be brought low.

We may idealize freedom, but when it comes to our habits, we are completely enslaved.

Just because we go through a difficult situation, it doesn't mean that the future is predetermined. The future is very much in our hands, in our actions.