Knowledge must be stabilized by meditation. Without meditation, knowledge is like a child in battle.

The nature of mind is the unity of awareness and emptiness.

My father is the intrinsic awareness, Samantabhadra. My mother is the ultimate sphere of reality, Samantabhadri. I belong to the caste of non-duality of these two.

The dharma is not outside of you. Looking for it elsewhere is like placing a Buddha on your head while searching for him everywhere else.

When thoughts arise, recognize them as the display of your own awareness, like recognizing your own children in a crowd.

The root of all mind is your own present pure awareness. Rest in that essence without seeking elsewhere.

The everyday practice is simply to develop complete acceptance and openness to all situations and emotions.

External phenomena are like a dream, whatever appears is not real. Recognize the nature of dream-like phenomena to be dream-like.

If you want to know your past life, look at your present condition. If you want to know your future life, look at your present actions.

Let go of what has passed. Let go of what may come. Let go of what is happening now. Don't try to figure anything out. Don't try to make anything happen. Relax, right now, and rest.

Past thoughts are traceless, clear, and empty. Future thoughts are unborn and fresh. The present moment abides naturally and unconstructed.

The supreme path is not to fabricate anything. The supreme meditation is not to be distracted.

The nature of mind is like a mirror. It is not affected by whatever appears in it, yet it never fails to reflect everything perfectly.

The practitioner and practice are like fire and wood. The more you practice, the more you burn.

In the moment of love, awareness is very strong. Use that awareness, that strength of consciousness, to look into yourself.

When the iron bird flies and horses run on wheels, the Tibetan people will be scattered like ants across the face of the earth.

The view is like a lion - it cannot be led around by anything else. Meditation is like an eagle - it cannot be distracted by anything else. Action is like a madman - it is free from accepting and rejecting.

Do not mistake understanding for realization, and do not mistake realization for liberation.

All that appears and exists, all of samsara and nirvana, has one ground, two paths, and two results. This is the magical display of awareness and unawareness.

Though the view should be as vast as the sky, keep your conduct as fine as barley flour.