Your practice should be strengthened by the difficult situations you encounter, just as a bonfire in a strong wind is not blown out, but blazes even …

- Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche

When a rainbow appears vividly in the sky, you can see its beautiful colors, yet you could not wear as clothing or put it on as an ornament. It arise…

- Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche

Obstacles can arise from good as well as bad circumstances, but they should never deter or overpower you. Be like the earth, which supports all livin…

- Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche

To meet someone who really hurts you is to meet a rare and precious treasure. Hold that person in high esteem, and make full use of the opportunity t…

- Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche

To expect happiness without giving up negative action is like holding your hand in a fire and hoping not to be burned. Of course, no one actually wan…

- Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche

Day by day, be content with whatever you have and satisfied with whatever happens. Everything else will then fall naturally into place.

- Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche

If we allow our thoughts to arise and dissolve by themselves, they will pass through our mind as a bird flies through the sky, without leaving a …

- Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche

Meditation could be said to be the Art of Simplicity: simply sitting, simply breathing and simply being.

- Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche

It is our mind, and that alone, that chains us or sets us free.

- Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche