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I pray that you give me peace by warding off premature death, the unexpected companion, the five evil genies, the maras who cut life short, and that you ward off all other accidents both inner and outer. ~ Padma bKa'i Thang

As one who reaches the top of a lofty mountain can see almost all the surrounding places, similarly, one who dwells in the state of nonconceptualization can see all things without obstacle or impediment. Therefore, one should contemplate on quiescence and insight. ~ Vimalamitra

The matrix of vision is observation of emptiness and radiance without clinging to it. ~ Shabkar

Along with great virtue, there will be a pile of evil. ~ Guru Padmasambhava, Padma bKa'i Thang c.94

It is highly rational to venture into a refutation of exactly what is asserted by an individual's mind. ~ Mipham

This mind is ultimately open like the sky. Space cannot be harmed by space. So reclaim your unconditional confidence. - Guru Padmasambhava

Truly, these three - love, compassion, and the mind of enlightenment (bodhicitta) - are the essence of the path of the Great Vehicle: nothing else. ~ Guru Padmasambhava

Since the nature of truth cannot be intellectualized, understanding also remains non-intellectualized. ~ Atisha

Self-existing natural cognizance is like the sun. To see whether this is so, look directly at your mind and let go completely. ~ Shabkar

Although confusion may take place, it does so within a state of luminosity. ~ Mipham

An autumn evening; The only sharer of my complaints, The wall. ~ Kobayashi Issa (1763–1828)

In a short life, An hour of leisure, This autumn evening. ~ Buson (1716 – 1784)

Along this road Goes no one, This autumn eve. ~ Bashō

Deep autumn; My neighbor, - How does he live? ~ Matsuo Bashō (1644 – 1694)

Be diligent & do not stray from this unfabricated natural state, which doesn’t need to be maintained or sustained. It also doesn’t need somebody to sustain it. Recognize yourself, & at the same time let the mind face itself. Give up everything, all other concerns. ~ Tulku Urgyen

Awaken the mind without fixing it anywhere. ~ Vajracchedikā Prajñāpāramitā Sūtra

The Buddha said, Even though I did not appear anywhere, I appear everywhere to those who like appearance. To those who do not like appearance, I am always emptiness. ~ Thinley Norbu

Being well established in the excellent dharma spoken by the sage And having set their insight on the dharmadhātu with its root, The wise realize that the stream of recollection is mere thought And travel swiftly to the far shore of the ocean of qualities. ~ Mahayanasutralamkara

Upon investigation, relative truth - the object being comprehended - is not established, and neither are the mind & self-awareness, which do the comprehending. They are like the moon in water. Ultimately, the two truths are inseparable. ~ Mipham

The time of youth is but a summer flower The luster of beauty but a winter rainbow. Since human life does not last long Practice the essential sacred dharma now. ~ Gendun Chopel