Remember this and practice Dharma from your heart.
-- Longchenpa, from "Finding Rest in the Nature of the Mind", published
by Shambhala Publications
+~
+ The most important thing is to have faith and trust in the Buddha’s
+words. The Buddha’s teachings were not taught to deceive us but to explain
+the way things actually are. Many people try to analyze the Buddha’s
+teachings, but how is it possible to scrutinize a buddha’s qualities? We
+don’t even know what will happen tomorrow, or when we will die, or anything
+about our future lives, so how could we possibly examine the teachings of the
+Omniscient One? Since we are totally obscured by our strong disturbing
+emotions, in order to progress on the path toward enlightenment, we have no
+choice but to have faith in the Buddha’s teachings and apply them in our own
+lives.
+ The ability to practice Dharma depends on certain conditions. For
+example, this is a rare time during which the teachings of the Great
+Perfection are said to flourish. We’re very fortunate that through
+Padmasambhava’s blessings, such teachings have appeared and we’re able to
+receive them. We must have accumulated incredible merit and made fervent
+prayers very sincerely over numerous lifetimes to be able to encounter such
+amazing teachings now. Still, most people are just too involved in worldly
+activities to have time to practice the Dharma, and very few people in this
+world totally dedicate themselves to the teachings. Most people work for the
+sake of success in this life, to gain wealth, fame, power, and so on, but none
+of these worldly aims can liberate us from the suffering of samsara; in fact,
+they only create further conditions for ensuring that we remain in samsara for
+countless lifetimes to come.
+ -- Penor Rinpoche, from "An Ocean of Blessings: Heart Teachings of Drubwang
+ Penor Rinpoche", translated by Ani Jinba Palmo, published by Shambhala
+ Publications
+
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