Lamrim Quotes

“Swept away by the current of the four powerful rivers, Tied by the tight bonds of karma, so hard to undo, Caught in the iron net of self-grasping, Completely enveloped by the total darkness of ignorance, Endlessly reborn in cyclic existence, Ceaselessly tormented by the three sufferings – Thinking that all mothers are in such […]

“Worthy of refuge are those who are entirely free of all personal fears, Who are skilled in the methods to free others from their frights, And whose compassion encompasses all. Although the Conqueror has already provided the external conditions for it, You must provide the internal conditions: trust and firm regard of them as a […]

“Irrespective of which of the two Vehicles of the Great Vehicle, the Vehicle of Perfections and the Vehicle of Mantra, one enters, it is definite that the gateway is Bodhicitta alone and to generate Bodhicitta in the continuum, one needs a compassion which cannot bear all sentient beings’ excruciating suffering.” From The Swift Path – Stages […]

“As is said in the Florilege of Hearing: ‘Through hearing, on will know the Dharmas; Through hearing, one will turn away from sin; Through hearing, one will forsake the meaningless; Through hearing, one will attain Nirvana.’ Initially, to ascertain through hearing, [as is said] in a Sutra: ‘Listen intensely, well and memorise!’” From The Sacred […]

“At the time of death everything but the teaching is useless. No matter how great the affection that my circle of loved ones has for me, I cannot take a single one of them with me. No matter how large a collection of lovely belongings I have, I cannot bring the tiniest portion of it […]

“What is the Lamrim Tradition? It is the essence of all teachings of Buddha, the one path traveled by the high beings of the past, present and future, the legacy of the masters Nagarjuna and Asanga, the religion of supreme people traveling to the earth of omniscience, the unabridged synthesis of all practices included within […]

“This life of leisure is even more precious than a wish-granting jewel; That I have found such an existence is only this once; So hard to find yet like a flash of lightning it is easy to vanish; Contemplating this situation it’s vital to realize that all mundane pursuits Are like the empty grain husks […]

“As everything the Buddha did–in the beginning the generation of the mind of enlightenment, in the middle the accumulation of the collections, and at the end the manifestation of complete buddhahood–was done for the welfare of sentient beings only, all his Dharma teachings also only accomplish the welfare of sentient beings.” From The Medium Treatise […]

“As Shantideva says, you have been sick for a long time with the illness of the afflictions such as attachment–an illness that is long-lasting, intractable, and causes strong suffering…. Sick persons know that their illness cannot be cured without taking the medicine prescribed by the doctor. They then take the medicine. Likewise, earnestly engage in […]

“I prostrate to the Bodhisattva Youthful Manjushri. Having prostrated most respectfully to all the Triumphant of the three times, To their Dharma and to the Sangha community, I shall light a lamp for the path to enlightenment, Having been urged by my excellent disciple, Jangchub-wo. Since (practitioners) come to have small, intermediate, and supreme (scopes), […]