"Finding meaning in our lives is not just about being watchful of cause and effect in this life, but using the means of causality to find happiness in future lives as well. With this kind of progression, we become more aware and more bent on accumulating merit, not just for this life, but for future lives as well. And in this manner, we become more noble as a person and eventually find meaning in our lives."
guru Rinpoche
Lady Tsogyal asked the master: Are objects and mind a duality?
The master replied:
The objects are seen as mind's display. The many displays are the play of your mind. And while they are empty in essence, the objects you see can dissolve and need not be rejected. Firmly resolve that objects and mind are not two.
15th Karmapa Khakyab Dorje
"In short, the phenomenal world is
mind. From the aspect of its luminosity, there is appearance. From the aspect of its essence, there is emptiness. Neither buddhas nor sentient beings exist as separately established things. All the so-called gods and demons do not so exist. Everything is mind. Mind is self-existing luminosity. It passes beyond all arising, ceasing, and projecting. It is free from dwelling, coming, or going anywhere. Other than this ineffable mind, there is no Vajradhara. Mind is luminous; I have confidence in realizing that this is so."
Marpa
"In general, all dharmas are mind. The guru arises from one's mind. There is nothing other than mind. Everything that appears is the nature of mind, which is primordially non-existent. The natural state, unborn and innate, cannot be abandoned by the effort of thought. So rest at ease, naturally, without restriction."
Maitripa in Marpa's Dream
16th karmapa rangjung rigpe dorje
"In the Kagyu tradition, one needs to get and keep the view, meditation and conduct proceeding simultaneously, and it would not be correct to say that one can dispense with, for example, either view or meditation. However, it is a special quality of the Kagyu tradition to bring people to realization suddenly and spontaneously without reference to view, meditation or conduct."
lama ole nydahl
"The removal of mind's veils inevitably
produces courage, joy, and active kindness. The understanding that
one is neither the body which will die, nor the ever-changing flow
of experiences, but indestructible timeless space itself, uproots
fear at once. From the level of fearlessness one experiences whatever
happens as the immense richness of space. Birth, death and everything
else show the abundance and potential of what may be. Finally, the
realization of mind's unlimited quality leads to skillful love."
Lopön tsechu rinpoche
"The most useful and most meaningful practice we can do
is to understand that this life is only an illusion. Everything is like
in a dream with no independent reality. To thus develop some
understanding of Mahamudra is truly very important."
