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Thubten Zopa Rinpoche Biography

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Thubten Zopa Rinpoche, born in 1945, is a mysterious religious leader. His life story and contributions are not well-documented.

World Wish Results Kindness This World Responsible Satisfying Things In Life Fulfilling Loving Kindness Fulfilling Life

Author:Thubten Zopa Rinpoche

“As long as the mind is unsubdued, there is always outside harm. Once the mind is subdued, once there is no anger in the mental continuum, there is no outside enemy. An outside enemy exists only if there is anger inside.”

Ifs Mind Long Enemy Harm Continuum No Anger Anger Inside

Book:The Door to Satisfaction: The Heart Advice of a Tibetan Buddhist Master

Source: The Door to Satisfaction: The Heart Advice of a Tibetan Buddhist Master

“Live with compassion. Work with compassion. Die with compassion. Meditate with compassion. Enjoy with compassion. When problems come, experience them with compassion.”

Inspirational Problem Dies Enjoy Compassion

Author:Thubten Zopa Rinpoche

“If you know the psychological nature of your own mind, depression is spontaneously dispelled; instead of being enemies and strangers, all living beings become your friends. The narrow mind rejects; wisdom accepts. Check your own mind to see whether or not this is true.”

Ifs Knows Mind Accepting Enemy Stranger Checks Psychological Buddhist Rejects Narrow Minds

Author:Thubten Zopa Rinpoche

“It is great that even before we become enlightened or generate any lam-rim realizations we are able to offer incredible benefit to others. The person who does this is a very fortunate person and should rejoice very often.”

Should Persons Doe Able Offers Benefits Incredibles Realization Buddhist Fortunate Enlightened Rejoice Rims

Author:Thubten Zopa Rinpoche

“By renouncing samsara, we renounce our habitual grasping, unhappy minds. And by renouncing samsara, we embrace our potential for enlightenment.”

Mind Enlightenment Embrace Unhappy Buddhist Habitual Renounce Grasping Samsara

Author:Thubten Zopa Rinpoche

“When it is impossible for anger to arise within you, you find no outside enemies anywhere. An outside enemy exists only if there is anger inside.”

Ifs Enemy Impossible Arise Buddhist Within You Anger Inside

Book:The Door to Satisfaction: The Heart Advice of a Tibetan Buddhist Master

Source: The Door to Satisfaction: The Heart Advice of a Tibetan Buddhist Master

“When there is hallucination, there is the truth, by recognising it as hallucination. Where there is suffering, there is peace and bliss, by letting go and experiencing it for numberless suffering sentient beings. Always think of how others are kind and precious Treat them as you would like to be treated.”

Thinking Kind Suffering Letting Go Treats Treated Buddhist Bliss Hallucinations Sentient Beings

Author:Thubten Zopa Rinpoche

“A sick body with a good heart is more beneficial to future lives than a fit, healthy body that is used for self-cherishing.”

Heart Self Body Used Fit Healthy Sick Buddhist Cherish Beneficial Good Heart Future Life Healthy Body

Author:Thubten Zopa Rinpoche

“If one does not remember death, one does not remember Dharma.”

Ifs Doe Remember Buddhist Dharma

Author:Thubten Zopa Rinpoche

“When? At this time, while you have all the opportunities, if you do not do your best to achieve the pure, stainless path to enlightenment when will you do it? If you don't meditate, don't practise the graduated path to enlightenment, especially bodhicitta, in this life, then when? When will you practise? When will you have this realization? If, in this life, you don't achieve renunciation, bodhicitta and sunyata, as well as the two stages of tantra, when will you? When will you have these attainments? When will you become enlightened? When will you perform perfect work for sentient beings?”

“Whenever you hear that someone else has been successful, rejoice. Always practice rejoicing for others-whether your friend or your enemy. If you cannot practice rejoicing, no matter how long you live, you will not be happy.”

Ifs Long Has Beens Matter Enemy Practice Successful Buddhist Rejoice

Author:Thubten Zopa Rinpoche

“Mindfulness meditation should be more than just watching what you are doing. What you really need to watch is your motivation.”

Needs Should Motivation Watches Meditation Mindfulness Meditation Mindfulness

Author:Thubten Zopa Rinpoche

About the Author

Born: 1945
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Quotes: 13

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