What is really happening in meditation is that we are developing the ability to think when we want to, and to not think when we don’t want to. 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 buddhistchangelife This is bravery: using the challenge of daily life to sharpen our mind and open our heart. Sakyong Mipham spiritualcourageinspirational Our power comes not from suppressing others but from uplifting them. Sakyong Mipham buddhistupliftingpositive Whatever we do lays a seed in our deepest consciousness, and one day that seed will grow. Sakyong Mipham karmaspiritualinspirational 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 foundationsufferingheart Movement is good for the body. Stillness is good for the mind. Sakyong Mipham buddhistexercisefitness 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 meditationbraverymind True happiness is always available to us, but first we have to create the environment for it to flourish. Sakyong Mipham true-happinessenvironmentfirsts If you want to be miserable, think of yourself. If you want to be happy, think of others. Sakyong Mipham miserablewantthinking 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 appreciateheartworld 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 buddhistdisappointmentsympathy 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 meditationadvicefather We humans have come to a crossroads in our history: we can either destroy the world or create a good future. Sakyong Mipham crossroadsgood-futureworld The most outrageous thing we can do in this world is to accept what happens and fly with it. Sakyong Mipham outrageousacceptingworld 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 knowingselfneeds There are no boundaries-only possibilities Sakyong Mipham no-boundariespossibilityboundaries Being human is a precious situation, and we shouldn't waste time in useless activities. Sakyong Mipham wasteuselesstime Like gravity, karma is so basic we often don't even notice it. Sakyong Mipham bad-karmagravitykarma In meditation we are continuously discovering who and what we are. Sakyong Mipham discoveringmeditation 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 buddhistkindnessheart
