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“To say 'I want to have sex with this person' is to express a desire which is not intellectually directed in the way that 'I want to eradicate poverty in the world' is an intellectually directed desire. Furthernore, the gratification of sexual desire can only ever give temporary satisfaction. Thus as Nagarjuna, the great Indian scholar said: 'When you have an itch, you scratch. But not to itch at all is better than any amount of scratching.”

Desire Sex Satisfaction Tibetan Buddhism Nagarjuna Intellectually Driven Desire

Book:Freedom in Exile: The Autobiography of the Dalai Lama

Source: Freedom in Exile: The Autobiography of the Dalai Lama

“With all its many risks, this life endures No more than windblown bubbles in a stream. How marvelous to breathe in and out again, To fall asleep and then awake refreshed.”

Buddhism Enlightenment Awakening Dharma Nagarjuna

Book:Nagarjuna's Letter To A Friend: With Commentary By Kangyur Rinpoche

Source: Nagarjuna's Letter To A Friend: With Commentary By Kangyur Rinpoche

“Covered by the web of disturbing emotions, One is a sentient being. Freed from disturbing emotions, One is called a buddha. – Nagarjuna”

Buddhism Enlightenment Awakening Liberation Buddha Buddhahood Freedom Of Mind Mahamudra Nagarjuna

Book:Lamp of Mahamudra

Source: Lamp of Mahamudra

“Don’t you mind dying, sir?” the consul asked. “Forgive me a little lofty talk,” van Gulik said, “but all movement is illusory. From Seoul to Kobe. From life to death.”

Philosophy Buddhism Illusion Nagarjuna

Author:Janwillem van de Wetering, Robert van Gulik: His Life, His Work

“Now, we come to the heart of the Buddhadharma, to compassion. If you wanted to say in one word what is the essence of Buddha‘s teaching, of the enlightenment teaching, it would be compassion. The statement of Nagarjuna, the great master of two thousand years ago in India, crystallized this. He said, „Voidness is the womb of compassion.“ In Sanskrit this reads, shunyata karuna garbham; in Tibetan, tong nyid nying jey nying po jen, which may be the most beautiful phrase ever in Tibetan […] when we discover our freedom, this discovery flows immediately into universal compassion for all beings. (p. 111)”

Buddhism Enlightenment Awakening The Path Of The Bodhisattva Nagarjuna Buddhadharma The Essence Of Buddhism

Book:The Jewel Tree of Tibet: The Enlightenment Engine of Tibetan Buddhism

Source: The Jewel Tree of Tibet: The Enlightenment Engine of Tibetan Buddhism