When I was going into one of my first meditation retreats, I asked my father, Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche, for some advice. He said, "How you act when you're alone affects the rest of your life." Even in solitude, the ruler engages in virtue. Sakyong Mipham More Quotes by Sakyong Mipham More Quotes From Sakyong Mipham We suffer because we want life to be different from what it is. We suffer because we try to make pleasurable what is painful, to make solid what is fluid, to make permanent what is always changing. Sakyong Mipham buddhist change life This is bravery: using the challenge of daily life to sharpen our mind and open our heart. Sakyong Mipham spiritual courage inspirational Our power comes not from suppressing others but from uplifting them. Sakyong Mipham buddhist uplifting positive Whatever we do lays a seed in our deepest consciousness, and one day that seed will grow. Sakyong Mipham karma spiritual inspirational Our only reliable source of strength is the goodness of our hearts. Our only foundation for coming to terms with the suffering of the times is our innate need to be decent human beings. Sakyong Mipham foundation suffering heart Movement is good for the body. Stillness is good for the mind. Sakyong Mipham buddhist exercise fitness In a speedy and aggressive culture, we need different principles to live by-bravery and insight. The first moment of bravery is building trust in the mind, which we do in meditation. When we know how to create peace in our own mind, we can transform the world. Sakyong Mipham meditation bravery mind True happiness is always available to us, but first we have to create the environment for it to flourish. Sakyong Mipham true-happiness environment firsts If you want to be miserable, think of yourself. If you want to be happy, think of others. Sakyong Mipham miserable want thinking If we do not appreciate the sensitivity and subtlety of the human heart, how can we appreciate the sensitivity and subtlety of the natural world? Sakyong Mipham appreciate heart world Sometimes people feel disappointed when they hear about practicing compassion: "You mean I have to be nice?" It's kind of a letdown. We often overlook compassion, seeing it as merely a pit stop on the way to more advanced practices. We want something more; we don't even know what. But that's just a trick of our mind. One of the greatest teachings is to practice compassion. Sakyong Mipham buddhist disappointment sympathy We humans have come to a crossroads in our history: we can either destroy the world or create a good future. Sakyong Mipham crossroads good-future world The most outrageous thing we can do in this world is to accept what happens and fly with it. Sakyong Mipham outrageous accepting world The self-assured strength that grows from knowing that we already have what we need makes us gentle, because we are no longer desperate. Sakyong Mipham knowing self needs There are no boundaries-only possibilities Sakyong Mipham no-boundaries possibility boundaries Being human is a precious situation, and we shouldn't waste time in useless activities. Sakyong Mipham waste useless time Like gravity, karma is so basic we often don't even notice it. Sakyong Mipham bad-karma gravity karma In meditation we are continuously discovering who and what we are. Sakyong Mipham discovering meditation As the conceptual, material world increases its hold on us, and inanimate objects become more lifelike, we humans must become more human. Open hearts, kindness and care-these are our most precious gifts. Sakyong Mipham buddhist kindness heart When we have gone beyond the boundaries of hope and fear, we are able to work with whatever comes our way. Sakyong Mipham able gone way
