The view is like a lion - it cannot be led around by anything else. Meditation is like an eagle - it cannot be distracted by anything else. Action is like a madman - it is free from accepting and rejecting.

The everyday practice is simply to develop complete acceptance and openness to all situations and emotions.

External phenomena are like a dream, whatever appears is not real. Recognize the nature of dream-like phenomena to be dream-like.

Devotion is the head of meditation, as is often said. When you are inspired by some spiritual teacher, you can have a very strong connection with that person, and thereby the blessings can enter.

The difference between buddhas and sentient beings is that buddhas recognize their nature while sentient beings fail to recognize it.

The nature of mind is the unity of awareness and emptiness.

Knowledge must be stabilized by meditation. Without meditation, knowledge is like a child in battle.

In the moment of love, awareness is very strong. Use that awareness, that strength of consciousness, to look into yourself.

My father is the intrinsic awareness, Samantabhadra. My mother is the ultimate sphere of reality, Samantabhadri. I belong to the caste of non-duality of these two.

If you want to know the past, look at the present. If you want to know the future, look at the present.

Appearances are mind, mind itself is emptiness, emptiness itself is spontaneous presence.

All that appears and exists, all of samsara and nirvana, has one ground, two paths, and two results. This is the magical display of awareness and unawareness.

Past thoughts are traceless, clear, and empty. Future thoughts are unborn and fresh. The present moment abides naturally and unconstructed.

Do not mistake understanding for realization, and do not mistake realization for liberation.

When the iron bird flies and horses run on wheels, the Tibetan people will be scattered like ants across the face of the earth.

The supreme path is not to fabricate anything. The supreme meditation is not to be distracted.

When thoughts arise, recognize them as the display of your own awareness, like recognizing your own children in a crowd.

The practitioner and practice are like fire and wood. The more you practice, the more you burn.

The essence of all phenomena is empty and clear like space. The nature of mind is awareness-emptiness like the sun and sky.

The root of all mind is your own present pure awareness. Rest in that essence without seeking elsewhere.