“Being one with it all is your practice. It is not your practice to say, “This isn’t good, I don’t want it,” or “That’s a good thing, I’d like it.” You give that all up. You are free from acceptance and rejection. Then you will embrace real joy. This joy is so profound that you will not cling to it or fear its loss. You will find your inexhaustible treasure. You will possess your wish-fulfilling jewel, and you will lack nothing.”
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larger image“Do everything sincerely. Sincerely feel what you are feeling. Sincerely see what you are seeing. Sincerely express who you are. Sincerely experience what you are interested in experiencing. Look at others sincerely. Sincerely have curiosity. It’s okay. Whatever you do, just do it sincerely.”— Excerpts from Living Fully, Finding Joy In Every Moment
by Shyalpa Rinpoche
“You abide in the natural state of rest, the state of equalness, without affirming, without denying, without thinking, without describing, and without wavering. Other than this, there is no phenomenon, no mind, no karma, nothing to do, no effort, no view, no meditation, no conduct, no fruition, no basic space, no timeless awareness, no samsara, not even nirvana exists.
Since this state is naturally pristine, naturally resolved, naturally empty, naturally pure, and naturally decisive, there is not even the perception of some unique, unobstructed state of timeless perfection – just a freedom from restrictions, unobstructed as the naked state in which phenomena resolve.”—Longchenpa’s commentary – “The Precious Treasury of the Basic Space of Phenomena”
“The person with wisdom fundamentally does not dwell anywhere. The bright moon cherishes being carried away by the flowing water. The clouds part and the mountains appear. The moon sets and the water is cool. Each bit of autumn contains vast interpenetration without bounds.”— Hongzhi Zhengjue
“Fish play in the water
birds play in the sky
ordinary beings play on the earth
sublime beings play in display”— Thinley Norbu Rinpoche