Lamrim Quotes

“The opportunity to practice the perfect teaching is called freedom. The presence of all inner and outer favourable conditions for spiritual practice is called fortune. In brief, the life with freedom and fortune that we have attained carries great potential because on its basis we can produce the causes of a high rebirth with an […]

“Consider the beneficial effects of hearing or teaching the Lamrim even once: an understanding of Buddha and his teachings arises and, by means of pure attitudes and application, the person who is a vessel suitable for Dharma collects benefits equivalent to those gained by having heard all the words of Buddha. Therefore abandon the three […]

“The disadvantages of not undertaking joyous effort are described in the ‘Sutra Requested by Sagaramati’: ‘For the lazy, enlightenment is very far and far in all ways. In the lazy, generosity through wisdom does not exist. For the lazy, the welfare of others does not exist.’ And “Mindfulness of the Excellent Teaching” also says: ‘The one foundation of […]

“If it possessed physical form, The merit of the altruistic intention Would completely fill the whole of space And exceed even that. If someone were to fill with jewels As many buddha fields as there are grains Of sand in the Ganges To offer to the Protector of the World, This would be surpassed by […]

“Do not leave the old, obstinate thoughts you have in your mind-stream the way they are: employ some remedy to improve them a good deal…. Purify the greatest delusion first. Purify whichever delusion in your mind-stream is the largest.” From Liberation in the Palm of One’s Hand spoken by Pabongka Rinpoche and compiled by Trijang […]

“How to turn away from wrongdoing once you have reflected in this way is stated in the ‘Chapter of the Truth Speaker’: ‘O King, do not kill. Life is very dear to all beings. Hence, they want to maintain their lives for a long time. So think not of killing, even in the depths of […]

“The most important is to practise earnestly. Accordingly to summarize, how is one to proceed? When taking refuge and generating the spirit of enlightenment, you should reflect on suffering according to the lesser and intermediate beings’ paths. Next, in association with guru-yoga, make a special point of confessing your sins and accumulating merit. Subsequently, the […]

“How to listen [to Dharma teachings]: Relying on the six discriminations: A. Contemplating the discrimination of oneself as a patient B. Contemplating the discrimination of the one expounding the Dharma as a doctor C. Generating the discrimination of the instructions as medicine D. Generating the discrimination of persistent practice as the cure E. Contemplating the […]

“Just as one and the same moon in the sky Appears at once, without effort, reflected in Every body of water in the world; So too my Path-showing Spiritual Friends, says a Sutra, Are one and the same wisdom-knowledge of the Buddhas, Appearing at once, without effort, in the forms Of Emanation, Enjoyment and ordinary […]

“With a firm, intense, and enduring faith in Manjushri, Best at banishing the darkness from the disciple’s mind, I prayed that all the teachings might dawn as training, And I applied myself to all the requisite conditions. When I think this over, how well my destiny was fulfilled! Thank you so very much, O Holy […]