Lamrim Quotes

“Even if you have built up as habits renunciation and a bodhichitta aim, Still, if you lack the discriminating awareness of realizing the abiding nature of reality, You will be unable to sever the root of your compulsive existence. Therefore, make effort in the methods for realizing dependent arising.” Verse 9 from The Three Principal […]

“Practice means taking upon yourself the responsibility of continually living in accordance with the holy Dharma, the teachings given to you by your spiritual master. Through working with the teacher and with the laws of cause and effect, you can take advantage of your extremely valuable human life, a life-form hard to find and, once […]

“You are the eyes to see all the myriad collections of scriptures; To the fortunate ones traveling to freedom you illuminate the excellent path, You do this through skilful deeds stirred forth by compassion. I pay respectful homage to you O all my spiritual mentors.” Verse 5 from Songs of Experience on the Stages of […]

“If your body hair does not shiver and quiver as you think about the way you yourself wander in cyclic existence, deprived of happiness and oppressed by suffering, there is no way the inability to bear how other sentient beings are deprived of happiness and oppressed by suffering can come about. In [Shantideva’s] Engaging in the Bodhisattva Conduct it says: […]

“If you light an oil lamp for the purpose of viewing a picture in the middle of the night, you will see the depictions very clearly if the lamp is both very bright and undisturbed by wind. If the lamp is not bright, or is bright but flickering in the wind, then you will not […]

“[Think:] ‘I have no craving to attain Enlightenment Quickly for myself. I will live for infinite lives For the sake of a single sentient being.’” Verse 29 from Lamp for the Path to Enlightenment by Jowo Je Atisha, as translated and published by the Central University of Tibetan Studies, Sarnath, India.  Download the PDF (in Tibetan, Hindi […]

“The stages of training after having taken refuge – The actual precepts – Common precepts for all three objects of refuge: 1) Remembering the differences and positive qualities of the Three Jewels and, due to that, taking refuge in them again and again 2) Remembering their great kindness and, due to that, exerting yourself at all […]

“Each ray of light from the body of a buddha is able to mature and liberate immeasurable sentient beings. Buddhas emanate bodies that appear before each sentient being. These forms are tailored to the mental dispositions, sense faculties, wishes, and karmic tendencies of these beings. Buddhas can teach them the Dharma in their individual languages. […]

“Patience of Unconcern with Harming is, When all beings rise up as enemies and abuse you, On top of analysing and not getting angry, To practise helping them, in return for the harm. Patience of Willingly Bearing Suffering is To accept with joy being lacking in food and clothing, Dwelling and so on; unwanted things, […]

“First, I sought out often extensive learning, Then all teachings dawned as trainings, Finally, I practiced all day and all night, Completely dedicated to spread the Teaching! Thinking this over, how well my destiny saw fulfilled! Thanking you so very much, O Holy Wisdom Treasure!” Verse 3 from Destiny Fulfilled: The Spiritual Biography of Lama […]