‘Any person who lacks compassion, is hateful, has a very strong force of attachment, has no knowledge of the three trainings, and who boasts about the little knowledge that he does have, should not be taken on as a Tantric master.’
Dalai Lama
Tibetan Buddhism
Morning meditation — Let your senses be naturally at ease, balanced between tension and relaxation.
‘Don’t let your mind get too tense or too inwardly concentrated; let your senses be naturally at ease, balanced between tension and relaxation.’
Words of my Perfect Teacher
Morning meditation — Have a few cups of tea.
‘Gorge yourself first on the drink of sages;
Have a few cups of tea, and then
like the famed Hermit Luipa,
you will quickly gain siddhi.’
Yangchen Shepai Dorje
Morning meditation — In the quest to accomplish the wisdom tradition.
‘In the quest to accomplish the wisdom tradition
As taught by the mighty Tathagata himself,
Keep inner vision as your peerless guide;
Launch into meditation on the nature of voidness,
Legacy of Nagarjuna, and accomplish his state.’
Yangchen Shepai Dorje
Morning meditation — Mastering the essence of the profound scriptures.
‘Mastering the essence of the profound scriptures
Numerous beyond count, and accomplishing the
Ocean of practices, like the six perfections,
Place all sentient beings, blind as cattle, on the
Path leading to knowledge, freedom, and joy.’
Yangchen Shepai Dorje
Morning meditation — Mind is empty, and while being empty, it still knows.
‘Mind is empty, and while being empty, it still knows or experiences. Space is empty and does not know anything. That is the difference between space and mind.’
Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche
Morning meditation — When insight arises.
‘When insight arises — deepen your practice.’
Gampopa
Morning meditation — In the quest to accomplish the wisdom tradition.
‘In the quest to accomplish the wisdom tradition
As taught by the mighty Tathagata himself,
Keep inner vision as your peerless guide;
Launch into meditation on the nature of voidness,
Legacy of Nagarjuna, and accomplish his state.’
Yangchen Shepai Dorje
Buddhism now 