Lodro Rinzler Quotes

#1. It is the fact that we long for what we don't have, and that makes us unhappy. It is the fact that when we get what we longed for, we're already thinking about something new that could entertain us.

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#2. Many internal story lines are not rooted in our basic sanity or wisdom, but rather in our confusion.

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#3. Knowing your intention is key in all things. If you want to meditate, it's important to know why you want to meditate.

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#4. People deal with all sorts of obstacles at work. There is the fear of failure, plus confrontations with mindless bureaucracy, with other people's egos, with your own ego, with unethical practices, with incompetence, and a wide variety of issues related to race, gender, and sexual orientation

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#5. Bodhisattvas lean into their world and are present enough in the moment that they can do whatever is needed.

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#6. The Six Ways of Ruling are about being benevolent, true, genuine, fearless, artful, and rejoicing.

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#7. If you are constantly solidifying strong opinions and expectations, it is just as if you are sticking an arrow in your eye.

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#8. If you can smile in the face of uncertainty, you are well trained.

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#9. You let your motivation shine, and other people are attracted to your passion and commitment.

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#10. Dudjom Rinpoche has said, "The point of patience is to train so that our altruistic attitude is immovable and irrepressible in the face of those who hurt us with their ingratitude and so forth.

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#11. PREVENTING TOO MANY ACTIVITIES The third quality of being a dharmic person is very interesting: it's the idea that we don't need to churn up a lot of things for us to do. We can simplify our lives through our body, speech, and mind. To

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#12. buddha nature, or basic goodness.

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#13. That is the purpose of meditation practice: to become more present and aware of every aspect of our life.

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#14. There is a common misunderstanding that if you are going to be a "good" Buddhist, you will have to leave your career and run off to the woods to meditate 24/7 until you reach enlightenment. I don't think you have to do that in order to follow a spiritual path. I have seen my

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#15. While it sounds simple enough, many of us don't take the time to celebrate our lives as fully as we should.

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#16. Kid, you had a rough day. Everyone has them. And when you do - do what I do - you ask yourself: Anybody's life better because of what I did today? If the answer's yes . . . then stop your whining. If not, well, do better tomorrow.

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#17. When you are genuine, you make things easier for others.

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#18. One way to think of this dignity is to equate when you are on the path with unraveling a ball of yarn. You have wound your sense of self so tightly that it's hard to be anything other than you, a big ball of yarn. That's just who you are, not string, or threads, but a ball of yarn.

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#19. So much of our pain comes from looking at our life in a "me" versus "the world" mentality.

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#20. The Tibetan word for meditation is gom, which can be more literally translated as "become familiar with.

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