Why would you invest all that energy on those plans for the future if you were not somehow blindly convinced that you are still sure to be here in this world for a long time to come? The great practitioners of the past described themselves as “yogis with the thought of impermanence implanted firmly in their hearts.” They saw clearly the futility of ordinary pursuits. Their minds were entirely turned toward the Dharma
Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche
from the book The Hundred Verses of Advice: Tibetan Buddhist Teachings on What Matters Most
translated by Padmakara Translation Group
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Further quotes from the book The Hundred Verses of Advice:
- Without settling anywhere
- Have you prepared yourselves a boat
- Love and compassion for all
- Nothing to be gained or lost
- There is never any time to spare
- Flying off into the bardo
- The faults within
- Happiness and suffering
- Overcoming obstacles
- You will have to go
- Abandon negative friendships
- Practice with joy and enthusiasm
- Precious human life
- Contemplating the defects of samsara
- Use riches in a constructive way
- You won’t live forever
- Rather than being trapped by your perceptions
- The freedom to practice the Dharma
- Don’t go on following the past
- Putting down the heavy burden once and for all